Photograph of married couple, Confederate veteran, joined Brown's 55th Cavalry from Benton County. His regiment was absorbed by Co. A, 24th Infantry. He was wounded in the Battle of Shiloh, although not severely. May have been captured and then...
Letter from Eli Mills to his brother, Franklin Mills, from Camp Benton in St. Louis, Missouri. The letter addresses paying his debts, prisoner exchange, and writing letters.
List of Union Quartermaster's stores, transferred by Capt. Francis H. Rugar to Lt. Geo. F. Nelson at the Federal supply depot, Johnsonville, Tennessee.
Traveling ink well, similar to the one on display at the Gettysburg Museum. The pen is made of ivory or bone. It was made by the E. S. Johnson Co., New York.
Coin purse (from the First National Bank of Camden, Tennessee) that belonged to Willis Crawford Rushing (1826-1916). Rushing was a Civil War veteran living in Benton County in 1897. He used the coin purse to carry bullets.
Willis Crawford Rushing (1826-1916) was a Civil War veteran living in Benton County in 1897. He is pictured here with his family. Seated, left to right: Lively Etta Rushing Fry (1863-1943), Ernest E. Fry (1868-1937), Sophia Ann Rushing...
Confederate soldier with poised rifle is positioned atop the Confederate Monument at Murfreesboro. The background of the image is occupied by the Rutherford County Courthouse, fronted by 1950s-1960s era automobiles and parking meters.
