Letter from John G. Decker to his brother Phil. In the letter John Decker comments on being court-martialed for stabbing a corporal. He also discusses the relations his Union camp has with Rebels on the south side of the Tennessee River. He...
Letter from John G. Decker to his brother Fred commenting on the availability of rations. He also mentions an incident where men from his camp eager to engage the Confederates began singing an anti-secessionist song. Decker also comments on three...
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.
Letter from John G. Decker to his brother Phil commenting about the campaign in West Tennessee and Northern Mississippi. See also the John G. Decker Papers, Mf. 1964.
Letter between two brothers of the Decker family commenting on contact with rebel pickets. The stationery features an image of George Washington along with the phrase "let us cherish his memory and emulate his example." See also the John G. Decker...
Letter from John G. Decker to his brother Fred regarding camp life during the war and various family matters. The stationery features elaborate patriotic Union symbols and a poem. See also the John G. Decker Papers, Mf. 1964.
Framed color image of two brothers, one pictured in a Union cavalry coat. The family story is that one brother was Union and the other Confederate; however, in the image both brothers appear to be in Union dress. Brothers are relatives of Reva,...
Donor indicated that Paschall was in Co. K, 46th Tennessee Infantry. He fought at the Battle of Franklin with his brother. He survived the war and married Elizabeth Ellen Martin. However, the soldiers and sailors database indicates that Paschall...
"War history of Carson Reed Orr who enlisted in Co. H, 3rd (Clack's) Tennessee Infantry Regiment, commanded by C. H. Walker." Brief memoir and letter written in 1916 by his brother C. J. Orr to his son, Billie Mack Orr. Both brothers, Carson R. Orr...
Image of Claiborn Dotson, on left, seated with his unnamed brother. Both men have their arms crossed. Dotson served with Company H, 26th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry, CSA.
Cpl. Henry M. Misemer states that they are camped within one mile of the State Capitol in Nashville. He also states that his brother in-law, Sol, is in a Nashville hospital with dropsy, and that there was a big battle at Vicksburg that is still...
Written on U. S. Christian Commission stationery and titled "Horid Disaster." On the back of the letter he writes "lost, lost, all is lost." This letter explains the death of Sol's brother-in-law, Henry Marshall Misemer and two brothers, Levi and...
Letter to (sister) Cleopatra Robinson from (brother) Aaron Boyd Robinson regarding some of the soldiers that she knew. Aaron later became a doctor and moved to Murfreesboro, Rutherford County. Cleopatra married J. F. Rickman, who had been a...
Double-cased studio portraits of Oliver Rodgers (ambrotype) and unidentified boy (tintype). Rodgers, Co. G, 44th Ill. Vol. Inf., USA, poses in uniform with his left hand resting inside coat at chest level. The boy, dressed in suit and tie, is...
Letter from Titus Rodgers to his mother. He tells her that he is well and his company has been twelve days on the march. Titus enlisted in Chicago with his brother Oliver. Family lore states that he was on Gen. Grant's staff. He is said to have...
Studio portrait of Oliver Rodgers, Co. G, 44th Ill. Vol. Inf., USA, wearing uniform and kepi. His cheeks are hand-tinted, and his left hand rests inside his frock coat at chest level. Rodgers enlisted in Chicago and fought at Perryville, Stones...
