C.S.A. Brigadier General E. W. Rucker, seated, in Confederate uniform, wearing a decoration on his left breast. His left arm has been amputated. The photograph includes signature.
Caltrop or calthrop. Large numbers of them would be scattered on a road or trail to slow down pursuit by cavalry. When a horse stepped on one, it would bruise or puncture the sole of the hoof and make the horse go instantly lame.
Carte de visite of David Preston Sherfy. Sherfy, using the alias George W. Garber, enlisted in Co. H, 1st Ill. Cav. Regt. at Cairo, Ill., on July 17, 1861. He was promoted to full corporal and mustered out on July 5, 1862. He enlisted in Co. C,...
Carte de visite of J. J. Neeley with rank of captain (early 1861). Note the yellow cavalry sash, confederate brass frame revolver, saber, and two-piece Haiman C S beltplate. Photograph by Fittman & Wolfrom. Three-cent tax stamp on reverse. Neeley...
Carte-de-visite of John Ward Gates. He was a newspaper man from Jackson, Tennessee. Gates was a member of Henderson's Scouts in Nathan Bedford Forrest's Cavalry. He was captured near Holly Springs, Mississippi, in 1864 and sent to Alton,...
Cavalry saber and scabbard, manufacturer unknown, likely European. Saber made in a British style just prior to the war (most were manufactured post-war). It could have come through the blockade for use in the Civil War. Possible attribution, 1st...
Certificate of discharge from the Army of Tennessee for David A. Hickerson, a private in Captain James H. Lewis's Company C, 2nd Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry. At the time of discharge, he was 26 years old, 6 feet 1 inch tall, fair complexion, gray...
Certificate of executive pardon for Aaron L. Mims, Cocke County, Tenn., by President Andrew Johnson. It is cosigned by William H. Seward, Secretary of State.
Certificate of parole for Leander H. Russ, a cavalry escort of General Nathan Bedford Forrest, from Camp Chase, Ohio, issued by W. P. Richardson, Commandant of Prisons. The certificate includes a physical description of Russ and a notarized letter...
Civil War soldier, possibly John Washington Christopher. John Washington Christopher was a private in Company A, 7th Tennessee Cavalry. He was a survivor of Andersonville Prison Camp.
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); New Deal, 1933-1939
Civilian Conservation Corps 1937 Yearbook image of Colonel George Dillman, Commander of the 6th Cavalry Regiment and the District Commander of "C" District of the Civilian Conservation Corps, Fourth Corps Area
Co. D, 2nd Regiment Tennessee Cavalry USA drilling in formation. The image shows guidon, muskets, carbines, and Colt revolving rifles. Co. D was predominantly from Blount County, possibly Cades Cove. The image has been hand-tinted.
Co. E, 11th Ill. Cav. Regt. pin that belonged to David Preston Sherfy (alias George W. Garber). The pin is composed of crossed carbines with "11" above the rifles and "E" below.
Communication from the Inspector's Office in Richmond, Virginia, on furnishing a tablular statement of the operations of an office, December 27, 1864. An example of form to be submitted each month is hand-drawn at the bottom of the letter.
