Special order transferring from the Pioneer Brigade, Army of the Cumberland, a sufficient number of men with more than a year to serve, to form a regiment of engineers in the Army of the Cumberland, as authorized by an Act of Congress, May 20, 1864.
A form issued by the Confederate Secretary of War promoting W. W. Ferguson to Second Lieutenant of the Corps Engineers. The document is signed by Judah P. Benjamin, whom Jefferson Davis would appoint Confederate Secretary of State the following...
Sketch of the environs of Shelbyville, Wartrace & Normandy, Tennessee compiled from the best information under the direction of Captain N. Michler, Corps of Topographical Engineers U.S.A.
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.
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Members of the 105th Regiment Engineers seek shelter from enemy shell fire under the protection of a high bank. This party came under range of German guns while proceeding into St. Martin-Reviere & were forced to seek protection.
Panoramic drawing of Knoxville (Tenn.) from Mabry's Hill with points of interests labeled: Sevierville Hill, Fort Stanley, Fort Dickinson, Methodist Hill, and Temperance Hill.
Hand drawn map of the country bewteen Franklin and Columbia featuring the positions of roads, railroads, and the Duck River. Also provides the names of towns and the owners of individual property. The map was made under the direction of Captain...
Hand-drawn map of the Battle of Stones River displays the positions of Federal and Confederate divisions and the names of their commanders. The map also features the locations of vegetation, rivers, roads, and railroads, and the layout of...
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...
Map of Middle and East Tennessee as far west as Savannah, as far east as Knoxville, as far North as Clarksville, and south into Georgia and Alabama. Displays roads and their names, numerous cities (Nashville, Perryville, Kingston, Chattanooga, et...
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.
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Half-length portrait of Sergeant James Otey Gloster, C.S.A., in uniform. A note on the back of the photograph states that it was a gift of Dr. Digby Seymour of LaGrange, Illinois.
"Regulations for the Army of Confederate States" book published in Richmond, Virginia, in 1863. Wartime edition of official Confederate Army tactics, military protocols, and rules for officers and various departments (Engineers, Ordnance, etc.) of...
Orders signed by Colonel William B. Bate permitting William Ferguson and John Branham of the Walker Legion (2nd Tennessee Infantry) to pass through the country, keeping out of sight of the river, for the purpose of preparing a map of certain...
Roster of eleven enlisted men serving in the 5th Regiment in Shelbyville on "extra duty" as teamsters - one ward master, one wage master, and one hospital nurse. The roster lists their ranks, companies, regiments, the names of the officers who...