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...
A small hillside farmhouse reached by a deeply rutted road, with fist-sized stones placed in the deepest ruts. No powerlines or chimneys are in evidence, only a pipe sticking out of the roof. One small window and door can be seen. A little girl...
Vietnamese man squatting down, holding vegetation he has just cut. He is wearing a white shirt with sunglasses tucked into the front, khaki pants, and a hat with a narrow brim. He is working at the Vung Chua Mountain base located just north of Qui...
An older Vietnamese man in a military boonie hat and black jacket who worked on the signal base on Vung Chua Mountain, probably as a grass-cutter. He wears a white shirt under his jacket and is smiling.
Christopher Ammons describes typical patrols during his first tour in Vietnam and an incident that resulted in his sustaining an injury. His unit was ambushed while on patrol and he was struck in the back of the head by shrapnel from a rocket...
Seven-page letter written by Christopher Ammons recounting a sniper attack on his company the previous day that claimed the lives of four soldiers. While on patrol 6,000 meters southwest of Saigon, Ammons's squad comes under sniper attack, and for...
Confederate Monument in Rose Hill Cemetery. The monument consists of a large stone pedestal with a soldier at parade rest standing on top. It is surrounded by gravestones.; Two more unidentified monuments can be seen behind it. The engraved text...
Model 1860 cavalry saber and scabbard. "K I" is cut into the saber's pommel cap and the blade is marked, "P.S. JUSTICE PHILADA." The scabbard is nickel-plated.
Letter written by Sgt. Thomas Odell Morrell, Co. D, 63rd Tenn. Inf. Regt., CSA, to his family in Washington County, Tenn. He wrote of moving from Strawberry Plains, Tenn., toward Clinton, Tenn., possibly on the way to Kentucky to cut off a Union...
General view of a Memphis street along the river front reflects the hustle and bustle of commerce and the cotton industry as displayed in downtown along Front Street. Freedmen and their families are seen laboring and occupying the area.
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Front view of Bucks Chapel School in Crockett County. This wooden building is constructed of unpainted horizontal boards. Two slender cut tree trunks support the front porch.
The document is a six page, unnumbered handwritten document found in the "Acts of the Southwest Territory." It is dated September 27, 1794 and signed by Governor William Blount and Secretary David Wilson.
