Certifies that John W. McDonough of Hickman County swears allegiance to the U. S. government. Issued by Provost Marshal's Office, Nashville. Signed by Lt. Col. George Spalding, Provost Marshal.
The appointment of George Singleton as sergeant of Co. C, 17th U. S. Colored Infantry (USCI), signed by 1st Lt. Lewis Bleakney and Col. W. R. Shafter, commanding the regiment. This unit saw heavy action two weeks later at the Battle of Nashville.
Tintype of Dock Monroe Smith (1841-1926). Smith fought for the Confederacy as a sergeant with Co. C, Holman's Battalion, Tenn. Partisan Rangers and then with Co. E, 11th Tenn. Cav. Regt. He served under Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, participating in...
Daniel Hoge Bruce (9/3/1839-2/28/1912), Lt. Col. 130th regiment of the 28 Brigade 5th Division of Militia. The photograph was taken by Wolfe Studio in Knoxville, Tennessee.
General order No. 73 from Major General Rousseau sentencing Alfred Fowler of Sumner County to three years hard labor in the penitentiary in Nashville for the crime of "being a bushwhacker" with the Lay & Harper Gang, shooting at Federal Soldiers,...
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...
Orders signed by Colonel William B. Bate permitting William Ferguson and John Branham of the Walker Legion (2nd Tennessee Infantry) to pass through the country, keeping out of sight of the river, for the purpose of preparing a map of certain...
Pay account to Newton J. Lillard for $370.00 signed by Quartermaster Captain George W. Allen. Remarks read, "Splendid officer, gets drunk pretty often, which takes most of my money, as we have to pay such high prices for whiskey can't you rase...
Letter from B. J. Semmes, Office Chief of the Depot Commissary, Army of Tennessee Headquarters near Chattanooga, reporting to Colonel L. B. Northrop, Commissary General, in Richmond, Virginia, on returns and abstracts of provisions, accounts,...
Pages 15 through 24 of a pamphlet containing diary entries from Mrs. S. A. Martha Canfield with regard to the Memphis Colored Orphan Asylum that she founded. Mrs. Canfield observed the efforts of Rev. I. J. Hoile with the colored schools of the...
Brief note to the office of Gov. Prentice Cooper by Lt. Col. Wylie G. Borum, State Guard officer and Military Aide to the Governor, suggesting gold sealed stickers to be placed in the windows of firms who employed State Guard members. The...
Military parades & ceremonies; Military officers; Buildings; Motorcycles
The Army Day Parade in front of the Tennessee State Capitol. Many people are lining the street watching the men on motorcycles and other marchers as they drive and walk by.
Military parades & ceremonies; Military officers; Buildings; Musical instruments; Military bands; Marching; Parades & processions
Army Day Parade in front of the Tennessee State Capitol. This event faetured the 2nd Tennessee Infantry on parade in downtown Nashville. Many people are lining the street watching the marchers as they walk by. A military band is marching. The...
Journal documenting the 1779-1780 river voyage of Col. John Donelson and others, including women, children, and African Americans. The travelers sought to establish the first permanent settlement west of the Appalachians. Handwritten in ink on...
