Inventories of equipment lost or destroyed under command of Capt. Robert Cochran, Co. E., 9th Tennessee Cavalry around Bulls Gap, Tenn., May 30-November 16, 1864. "List of stores lost in Stampede between Bull's Gap and Strawberry Plains, Tenn.,...
Powder horn belonging to James Turnbow. The horn has Turnbow's name, "LA," and date "1863" etched onto it. Turnbow served in Voorhee's 48th Tennessee Infantry. Turnbow was born and died in Lewis County, Tennessee.
Order from Confederate General James Longstreet, issued by Assistant Adjutant General William Small, directing the men to maintain their fortitude while enduring reduced rations and other hardships of the field, and presenting a letter captured...
Officer from the Tennessee State Guard standing at the front of the room. He has a rifle balanced on the lecturn and a target propped behind him that reads "Today - The Bull's Eye; Tomorrow - The Enemy."
Letter from Arthur H. Harris to his brother George Carroll Harris in Nashville. He writes of the pervading excitement that has surrounded the 1860 presidential election in his area. Though he is glad the contest is over, he acknowledges the death...
Correspondence; Children; Families; Civil Wars; War
Correspondence from John G. Latta to his brother, Samuel R. Latta. The four-page letter mentions John G. Latta's intention to move home to Tennessee. It also mentions that Southern sympathizers are being targeted in New England.
Correspondence; Mothers; Children; Families; Civil Wars; War
Correspondence from John G. Latta to his mother, Lucinda (Gilchrist). Letter is from her son in Boston and is dated August 17, 1861. He states that his family will leave Boston for Tennessee on September 3. He is very anxious to get home. He...
Excerpts from the diary of William Luther Bigelow Lawrence. He details joining the Nashville Guards, the scarcity of provisions, and the surrender of Nashville. He proclaims the trampling of private rights by Federal soldiers, the fleeing of his...
Silk memorial ribbon picturing General Beauregard. Ribbon is white with crossed flags. One is the Confederate battleflag and the other is the Palmetto flag of South Carolina. A likeness of Beauregard is printed on the ribbon. Written on it is "In...
Hotel tap bell. This bell is reported to be the same style bell as the bell used at the Galt House in Louisville, Kentucky, during the Civil War. The Galt House was a meeting place for Federal generals during the Civil War. Brig. Gen. Jefferson...