Levi Hawkins Copenhaver's U.C.V. pin, Co. K, 63rd Virginia. Pin was given to him by the U.D.C. The pin reads, "Southern Cross of Honor" and "Deo Vindice, 1861-1865."
Letter to Mr. D. Odell from W. L. Delammy (?) or Delany (?) or Delamy (?) or Delamery (?) regarding the death of Odell's son Philip. The men were a part of the 4th Tennessee Cavalry.
Letter from Quartermaster General's Office to Kinney and Kinney of Nashville, Tennessee, denying claims of William P. Mays and others due to the disloyalty of the claimant and witnesses.
Black and white profile photograph of Joseph Baldwin Taft, Lt. Col., 143 New York. Born August 9, 1838. Died on November 25, 1863 at the Battle of Missionary Ridge, Battle of Chattanooga. Buried at Chattanooga's National Cemetery. Photogropher was...
Letter from Private Daniel Richard Phelps to his mother in Maryville. Letter describes travelling from Nashville, chasing General John Bell Hood's army and capturing prisoners and artillery.
A young man in a suit holding 2 pistols. Huddleston served in Co. C, 13th (Dibrell's) Tennessee Cavalry Regiment, which was organized on August 2, 1862, in Cookeville. He was 19 years old. David was born on December 22, 1842, and he died on October...
"Portfolio of Personal, Military, and Civil History" for Levi W. Shook. The certificate inside affirms Shook's membership in the Soldiers and Sailors Historical and Benevolent Society. Shook fought in the Battles of Franklin and Nashville.
1853 letter written by Jefferson Davis, while he was the acting Secretary of the Navy. The letter authorizes the discharge of ship's cook Robert Johnson on board the USS Union. Letter is addressed to George Read, Commandant of the Philadelphia Navy...
Letter from Milo B. Stevens & Company attorney asking Lavina Bird, widow of David Bird, for additional support for her widow's pension application. Mrs. Bird's application was rejected by the War Department because she could not substantiate his...
Discharge record of James R. Hord of Co. F., 2nd US Cavalry (Blount County). Hord served in Capt. James Walker's Company. He was from Friendsville, Tennessee.
Military travel pass issued by the Union Provost Marshal's Office in Nashville (Tenn.) to D. J. Kerr. The pass was good for travel on Lebanon Pike for five days.
Engraved reproduction of Julio's "Last Meeting of Lee and Jackson." General Robert E. Lee and General Stonewall Jackson each seated on horseback side by side with three officers also on horseback behind them. It is a copy of the artist's rendering...
Letter from Deputy Quartermaster General, to the Honorable A. H. Pettibone, House of Representatives, concerning a constituent's request for repayment. Norman Hayes, of Thornbill, Tenn., requests reimbursement for corn and horses in the amount of...
Discharge papers for Pvt. John H. Brutzman, Co. D (Prowell's), 202nd Pa. Inf. Regt., USA. The paper describes Brutzman as 29 years of age, 6 feet tall, fair complexion and gray eyes. He was discharged at Cumberland, Md., on August 3, 1865.
Samuel Mitchell, a prominent landowner from Arkansas County near Stuttgart, Arkansas, and former Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives, was issued this pardon from President Andrew Johnson on March 19, 1866. Mitchell's son Samuel served...
United States Bureau of Pensions form No. 780,434 issued to Lottie Waldrup, widow of Union soldier William Waldrup, Co. F., 6th Tenn. Cav. Regt., USA. The form states that Lottie will receive $12 per month beginning in March 1914, payable...
"The President's Thanks and Certificate of Honorable Service" presented to Pvt. Benjamin S. Miles, Co. C, 141st Regt. Ohio National Guard. "The term of service of their enlistment was short, but distinguished by memorable eventsthe NATIONAL GUARD...
