Excerpts from a small handwritten diary written by Nannie Haskins, a young girl of Clarksville, Tennessee. Provides an insight into the day to day activities of an observant young girl. Haskins was strongly in support of the Confederacy and loathed...
Letter from Thomas Crutchfield Jr. to James R. Hood. Crutchfield makes an effort to prove his loyalty to the Union by recounting his opposition to secession, his informing the Federals of troop movements, his supplying of the Union army with...
Composite photographs; Portrait photographs; Memorial works
Surviving staff of Lieutenant General Nathan Bedford Forrest's cavalry unit are featured in composite form; oval images of Charles Anderson, J. B. Cowan, George Dashiel, Samuel Donelson, W. M. Forrest, and John W. Morton surround the central photo...
W. M. Canada's application to a Confederate Veteran's Home from January 4, 1901. Canada presents proof of his service and wounds obtained during combat in the U. S. Civil War in service of the Confederacy. The application was rejected without...
Half-length portrait of Confederate General Simon Bolivar Buckner in uniform. Visible are the brigadier general insignia and a sword resting in his lap.
Military depots; Military life; People; Wooden buildings; Historic buildings; Storehouses; Warehouses; Guards; Standing
Rear view of Eaton Depot with a soldier standing guard. The Capitol, Downtown Presbyterian Church and Maxwell House Hotel are visible in the background. An inscription in the lower left corner reads, "James F. Rusling, Nash."
Enlisted in Company E, 18th Infantry, May 29, 1861, at Camp Cheatham. He was captured at Fort Donelson, February 16, 1862, and sent to Camp Butler prisoner of war camp in Illinois. He was parolled and was killed at New Hope Church on May 16, 1864....
"The Capture of Clarksville, Tennessee" shows a map and is numbered 9297. Other articles include "The Rebel Fort Donelson" and "Additional Details of the Battle." Both are dated Monday, February 17, 1862.
Letter from John Felts who was captured at Fort Donelson and was imprisoned at Camp Butler, Illinois. He wrote to W. H. Felts of Springfield, Tennessee, describing his illness and expressing a desire to leave the camp soon.
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.
Photograph of Dr. John H. Buford, a Confederate medic who served in the cavalry during the Civil War. He fought in the Battles of Forts Henry and Donelson. Buford later became a doctor serving the Lesbia community in Stewart County.
Crayon print of James Washington Smith, Dover resident credited with showing Nathan Bedford Forrest and his Confederate troops an escape route from Grant's encirclement at Fort Donelson, February 1862.
Carte-de-visite of Dr. James W. Smith, credited with helping Nathan Bedford Forrest and some 2500 C.S.A. troops escape before the Confederate surrender at Fort Donelson in February 1862.
Hand-drawn map of Dover and disposition of forces at Fort Donelson, contained in an album written by Lt. Col. Milton A. Haynes, of McCown's Artillery. Haynes was the executive officer of the Artillery Corps of Tennessee. The map, titled "Battle...
Leather saddle bags used by Dr. John H. Buford who served in Confederate cavalry and was involved in battles at Forts Henry and Donelson. He was later a doctor in the Lesbia community in Stewart County.
