UCV reunion medal, Nashville, June 22-28, 1897. Gold-colored shield suspended from bar marked "SOUVENIR." The shield displays crossed U.S. and Stars and Bars flags. Reunion was held during the Tennessee Centennial Exposition. Medal is thought to...
Memphis Novelty Works sword made by Leech and Rigdon. It is a field officer's foot sword. The sword belonged to Capt. Beverly Allen Fitzgerald from the 22nd Tenn. Inf. Bn., CSA. It is engraved with his name and where he is from. At the time of...
Pvt. Alexander B. Walker was in the 12th (Day's) Tenn. Cav. Bn., CSA, and part of the January 1863 retreat of Bragg's army from Murfreesboro, Tenn. In describing the battle, Walker wrote, "I have seen the elephent [sic]," a common phrase among...
The caption reads, "Second Bn. 105th Engineers Hdq. Near Brandhock." Writing on the picture reads, "2nd Bn. Hdq. Brandhock Belgium." Several buildings can be seen in the picture next to a wooden walkway.
William & Sara McDonald's wedding photograph. The couple were married on June 2, 1856. William (1838-1899) joined Co. C, Gantt's 9th Bn., Tenn. Cav. Regt., CSA, during the war. He fought at Forts Henry and Donelson (1862). Unlike most at Ft....
Ceremonial flag of the Barrow Guards, Gordon's Bn., later known as Co. C, 1st Tenn. Cav. Regt. (Col. James T. Wheeler's), CSA. The flag is hand-sewn with eleven stenciled stars, hand-drawn pen and ink lettering and scroll. The flag belonged to...
