"Psalms and Hymns adapted to social, private and public worship in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church." The book was published in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1859.
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...
Field commission for William C. Nutt, promoted from private to Brevet 2nd Lieutenant of Company C, 48th Tennesee Infantry Regiment. Nutt was elected 2nd Lieutenant on January 15, 1864. The commission certified the passing of the officer's...
Account of the Battle of Shiloh written by William T. Rasbury (born 1914) who was about 75 or 80 years old when it was written. His great aunt, Lydia Catherine Rasbury, told him the story.
Account of the Battle of Fort Donelson written by William T. Rasbury (born 1914). The story was told to him by his great grandfather, John Allen Walker.
Bolton was from the Kingsport, Tennessee, area and served in the Co. E, 61st Tennessee Regiment, C.S.A. The donor also provided Bolton's narrative report and memoirs.
Author of letter is describing his experiences in the field (while "on picket," for example) during the Civil War. He appears to be writing from Camp 4, Tennessee Cavalry, near Tunnel Hill, Georgia.
Copyprint of Civil War Veteran John Patterson Allison with his wife and daughter. Patterson was born on October 22, 1844, in Saltville, Virginia and died August 2, 1912, in Saltville. He was buried in the Elizabeth Cemetery. He enlisted on May 6,...
Hansford James, son of John James and Nancy Smyth, born November 3, 1822, died March 23, 1883. Married Mary Melvina Bell, January 12, 1854. Hansford James served in the War Between the States under General Robert E. Lee's command. Captured at the...
These are called General Service buttons because the shields have a vertical stripe pattern. Specific branch of service buttons have a letter on the shield instead. "I" stood for infantry, "C" was for cavalry, "A" represented artillery, etc.
