Letter from Merriman to his father. Merriman is the hospital steward, 1st. U. S. Volunteer Infantry, at Fort Rice, Dakota Territory, and is asking about his family.
Informs recipient (likely the father) of the death of William H. Merryman (Merriman) who died on March 5, 1865. The letter discusses the poor conditions at Fort Rice in the Dakota Territory. He also writes that they are frequently fighting Indians....
Cabinet card of Harlan family. The reverse reads: "Cornlis Neal Harlan and Aunt Nan McClellan Harlan, Mother and Father to Maggie B. Harlan, Rogersville, Tenn. Nancy Jane McClellan Harlan born 5/27/1845, died 12/16/1917. Maggie Bell Harlan (baby)...
Letter from John R. Ross to his father, Green H. Moss, on the back of the letter to his wife. Letter concerns his father's health and hopes in receiving a letter from home.
Letter from Lick Creek, Tenn., from John Ray Moss to his wife Nancy concerning his health and his hopes to receive a letter from home soon. Moss served in Co. I, 43rd Tenn. Infantry (5th East Tenn. Volunteers), CSA. The letter includes an image of...
Letter from Isaac C. & David D. Huddleston, who were prisoners of war at Fort Delaware. The letter is to their father, dated October 10, 1864. The letter states they are well and in good health and hoping to receive news and clothing from home.
Carte-de-visite of Dr. Charles Bonner, father of Kate Sherwood Bonner of Holly Springs, Mississippi. He operated a field hospital, caring for the wounded from the Battle of Shiloh and other battles in Mississippi. Dr. Bonner died in September...
Letter from Private F. M. Goodlett, Company K 6th Piquet (Picket) South Carolina, to his father, Wm. H. Goodlett. Private Goodlett describes his life in camp in Virginia as well as the health of various acquaintances. At one point, he tells his...
Letter written by W. H. Lipscomb to his father on beautiful Centenary College of Louisiana (Jackson, LA) letterhead. Written during the Vicksburg campaign, Lipscomb describes conditions in the Confederate ranks and a recent fight between forces of...
Pete and Hannah Shelton with their five children: Artie Malissa, Vicey J., Elizabeth Ibby, Bettie, and James or Brownlow. Pete Shelton's father, the donor's great grandfather, was killed in the Shelton Laurel Massacre. The Shelton Laurel Massacre...
Pete Shelton (pictured here) had a father who was killed in the Shelton Laurel Massacre. This picture was taken at home. The twins (babies) are Robert and Hobert. The three children are Jake, Bruce, and Macon Shelton. The two older children are...
Letter from John Wesley Teague to his father. Teague discusses whether or not he should purchase land. He states that if his father wants to buy the land he will furnish him sixty dollars. Teague served as a messenger with the 9th Tenn. Vol. Cav....
Letter written by Frank (Benjamin Franklin) McCutchen to his father during the war. In the letter, McCutchen tells his father of his illness with typhoid-pneumonia. Due to his poor health, McCutchen paid for a replacement to fulfill his service in...
B. F. (Benjamin Franklin) McCutchen served as a Private in Company I , 6th Kentucky Mounted Infantry, C. S. A.. He was stricken with typhoid pneumonia during the war and ultimately paid for a replacement to finish his service. In the letter, he...
Two-shot found in downtown Memphis by donor's father in vicinity of east Beale Street & Hunt-Phelan House during 1960s-era urban renewal. The Hunt-Phelan House was used by large numbers of occupying Union soldiers during the war.
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...
