Letter from Jane Smith Washington of Springfield, Tennessee, to her son, William L. Washington in Toronto, Canada, describing a confrontation with Federal troops. Mrs. Washington describes an extremely violent confrontation with Federal troops. In...
Hand-colored carte de visite of African American Sgt. Dick Johnson, 3rd US Colored Cavalry (USCC), detailed to David Preston Sherfy. On February 18, 1865, at Hamburg, Ark., Sherfy fell from his horse and severely injured his leg. Sgt. Johnson cared...