Small farm in Philadelphia, Tennessee. In the background is the farmhouse, along with several outbuildings. In the foreground is a wooden fence and telephone pole.
Orders announcing the Confederate victory at Hartsville, Tennessee, December 7, 1862, detailing how the victory was won and thanking all soldiers and officers for their contributions.
Small handwritten document permitting Hannah Morey to purchase goods for her family. The permit is signed by Union General Gordon Granger of the Army of Kentucky. Hannah Herrick Morey was the wife of the Rev. Ira Morey and the mother of James...
Small document serving as a military pass allowing Mrs. Priest and Mrs. Moran to pass beyond the pickets on the Lewisburg Pike and to return. The pass was authorized by Major General Gordon Granger of the Army of Kentucky stationed at Franklin,...
Part of the collection in the War Relic Museum at Lookout Mountain. Featured in the image are cannonballs, rifles, and various other military relics. Printed text on the card reads "I am sitting in General Grant's chair that he used at Orchard...
Veterans; Portrait photographs; Military standards; Flagpoles; Daggers & swords; Dogs
Confederate veteran John B. Kennedy is seated outdoors surrounded by his saber, his canteen, his cane, and a small dog. The flag of his regiment, the 3rd Tennessee Infantry, hangs on a pole behind him.
Half-length portrait of Confederate General Simon Bolivar Buckner in uniform. Visible are the brigadier general insignia and a sword resting in his lap.
Military headquarters; Log cabins; Military officers; Military uniforms
Union General Joseph Hooker with generals and staff. Hooker appears as the central figure (Number 3); Number 2 is General Daniel Butterfield; Number 1 is General John W. Geary; and Number 4 is General William G. Le Duc. A Capt. Hall and Capt....
General Ulysses S. Grant on Lookout Mountain near Missionary Ridge in 1863. Four men in uniform pose near the edge of the cliff, while one sits further back on the path. The other four are identified, left to right, as General John A. Rawlins,...
Half length portrait of Alexander McDowell McCook, seated, wearing major general insignia and holding a sword in his left hand. The inscription reads: "Affectionately yr brother, A. McD. McCook, Maj. Genl."
Letter from Githens at field hospital near Chattanooga, Tennessee on October 7, 1863, describing his treatment of wounded from the Battle of Chickamauga.
Union bass drum with two drum sticks, one spur, a Civil War medal, and drum strap. It was used in Masonic parades after the war in Indiana. Written around the drum head are the names of the battles Shiloh, Chickamauga, and Stones River.
This item was used during the Civil War by John B. W. Bond who was a member of Co. A, 35th Tenn. Inf. (5th Tenn. Regt., Prov. Army Mountain Rifle Regt.), CSA. The item is a combination spoon/fork utensil, and may have been used in the Shelton's...
Letter from Asa D. Oakley to wife, Mary Louisa Kennerly Oakley, dated June 25, 1864, from Point Lookout, Maryland (prison camp). Asa reports that he has been "treated mighty well" by his captors. Sgt. Oakley, from Coffee County, was in the 44th...
