Mary Ellet Cabell, daughter of Col. Charles Ellet, who established the U.S. Ram Fleet for the Army, wrote to Col. George B. Corkhill about the heroic actions of her father and brother in the naval battles for Memphis and Vicksburg. Col. Ellet was a...
William Strickland's sketch of the wheel and flange of the Great Western Railway. The sketch shows details of the metalwork used in securing the rails. Dimensions of the various bolts and nuts are shown.
Hard-bound volume containing topographical, mineral, agricultural, economic, and social conditions about the state of Tennessee in order to promote immigration into the state.
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...
Cover page of "War Memories" by W. W. Fergusson featuring calligraphied, stylized text for the title and hand-drawn, hand-colored Confederate and Federal flags.
Hand-drawn map of the territory between Nashville and Murfreesboro from the Engineer office in Murfreesboro. The map was drawn by C. Meister and appears to be addressed to General Pegram, Command Cavalry.
Hand-drawn pencil map of railroads, roads, rivers, and topological features in the area west of the Tennessee River and Chattanooga. The map includes a legend that details the specific distances between each town and city on the map.
Map covers a portion of Middle Tennessee included between the Nashville and Northwestern Railroad, Nashville Decatur and Stevenson Railroad and Duck River from Columbia to its mouth. Issued by command of Major General George H. Thomas. Basically...
Scale map featuring forts, towns, post offices, topography, roads, railroads, valleys, rivers, creeks, islands, fords, ferries, elevations, iron furnaces, poor houses, mills, and forges in the East Tennessee area. It indicates that data was...
The caption reads, "Second Bn. 105th Engineers Hdq. Near Brandhock." Writing on the picture reads, "2nd Bn. Hdq. Brandhock Belgium." Several buildings can be seen in the picture next to a wooden walkway.
Military personnel; Soldiers; Military uniforms; Military vehicles
SP4 Thomas W. Page, of Clarksville, TN, leans with his left elbow against a 2 1/2 ton military transport truck in Vietnam. Page was with the 299th Combat Engineer Battalion. In the background is a populated area with a mountain in the distance.
Prisons; Prisoners of war; Prison hospitals; Prison guards; Sutlers; Military medicine
Hand-drawn color map of the military prison at Johnson's Island in the bay of Sandusky, Ohio, where captured Confederate officers were held. Prison buildings and grounds are labeled. Drawn by Capt. J. T. Hogane, Topographical Engineer, C.S.A.,...
William Strickland's sketch of a steam locomotive belonging to the Great Western Railway. Included are Strickland's written dimensions and details concerning the steam engine.
Railroads; Railroad construction & maintenance; Construction; Embankments
A pen and ink sketch of a transverse view of an embankment on the Great Western Railway. The sketch shows Strickland's descriptions of the details used in the erection of railroad embankments.
Railroads; Soldiers; Arrivals & departures; Rural areas; Country life
Sergeant Alvin C. York is shown bidding goodbye to Tom Watson Rich and John Shelby Crabtree as they leave for U. S. Army duty on the Oneida & Western Railway. They are shown in front of the train with the engineer and another passenger.
Sandbags; Fortifications; Castles & palaces; Military headquarters; War; Poperinge (Belgium); World War, 1914-1918
Caption reads: "Gold Fish Chateau constructed into a Brigade Hdq. By 105 Engrs. Located on Poperinghe-Ypres Road." The Chateau is a three story building, made up mostly of brick. Sandbags, used for fortification, are stacked outside the entrance.
Sheet music covers; Railroad locomotives; Railroad employees; Railroad accidents
Cover shows a drawing of locomotive number 5, with photographs of two men (presumably the songwriters) in railroad gear inserted in what appear to be engine windows. "Words by T. Lawrence Seibert, music by Eddie Newton." "The only comedy railroad...
