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Certificate issued to Ernest N. Haston, a long-serving Tennessee Secretary of State, recognizing financial support and making him a member of the Association committed to restoring the Fort Donelson House. An image at the top of the certificate...
Lorenzo "Jack" Sanders of Cross Plains kept this diary. He was in Company K, 30th Infantry, Tennessee Volunteers, and was captured at the fall of Fort Donelson. The date span appears to be 1863-1864. Author died on May 27, 1925.
Pocket pistol, .36 cal., manufactured by Cooper Firearms, serial number 5344, patent date January 7, 1851; April 25, 1854; September 4, 1860; September 1, 1863; September 22, 1863
Sampler made by Jane E. Penn. The sampler includes Penn's date of birth, October 14, 1816, and an image of the school she attended. Also stitched on the sampler is the verse: "Religion should our thoughts engage, amidst our youthful bloom, it...
Remington Model 1858 .36 caliber Navy revolver. This type of gun was mostly used by Federal soldiers. It was made by E. Remington & Sons in Ilion, New York. It has a patent date of September 14, 1858, inscribed on the underside of the barrel.
Pocket wooden inkwell that belonged to David Preston Sherfy (alias George W. Garber) at the time of his enlistment in the US cavalry. The date, "1861," and "Byrds Point, MO" are scratched on the wood.
Thirty-day pass granting Pvt. Thomas J. Watkins, Co. H, 4th Tenn. Inf. Regt., CSA, a leave of absence to visit his home in Arkansas. The Quartermaster was to furnish transportation by order of Lt. Gen. Richard S. Ewell and Asst. Adj. Gen. T. O....
Gold pocket watch, serial no. 6047, manufactured by Francois Dubois & Co. The face is engraved with a town landscape. A harbor scene and a dog are engraved on the back and inside cover, respectively. According to family legend, Nathaniel Scott,...
Powder horn belonging to James Turnbow. The horn has Turnbow's name, "LA," and date "1863" etched onto it. Turnbow served in Voorhee's 48th Tennessee Infantry. Turnbow was born and died in Lewis County, Tennessee.
Nan Ross standing in front of a Crazy quilt. The quilt was made between February and December 1898 by Nan, Mattie, and Sue Ross and their mother Elizabeth Charles Ross. It has the marriage date of Tom and Elizabeth Ross as well as the initials of...
Unidentified woman assisting a man as he makes a Nine Patch quilt. A pair of needle-nose pliers and a pair of scissors are on the table in front of the man.
Return of provisions received at Shelbyville for May 1863. List includes date, voucher number, names of quartermasters from whom goods were received, and types and quantities of goods received, including pork, beef, bacon, flour, candles, rice,...
Abstract of provisions issued to the troops of the Confederate States of America Artillery of Lieutenant General Leonidas Polk's Corps by the Commissary of Subsistence at Shelbyville, Tennessee. Document includes date issued, numbers of men and...
One-page handwritten ordnance abstract form, designated No. 3, which conveys by date, certificate number, quantity, and class the ordnance lost during the fourth quarter of 1864 for which Captain R. H. M. Donnelly of Company D, 13th Tennessee...
Abstract of purchases of fresh beef acquired for the Confederate Army by B. J. Semmes, A. C. S., for the third quarter 1863. It lists the date of purchase, the voucher number, the names of the 18 individuals from whom the beef was bought, the...
Advertisement dealing with iron head blocks for graves of soldiers buried in national cemeteries. Advertisement includes number of head blocks requested by location (8-12,000 for Memphis and 15-20,000 for Nashville), as well as the dimensions and...
