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.
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.
William & Sara McDonald's wedding photograph. The couple were married on June 2, 1856. William (1838-1899) joined Co. C, Gantt's 9th Bn., Tenn. Cav. Regt., CSA, during the war. He fought at Forts Henry and Donelson (1862). Unlike most at Ft....
William Strickland's watercolor sketch of the Sepulchre or Tomb of Caecilia Metella. The sketch shows part of the Appian Way. Strickland gives a short description of the tomb.
Proclamation issued by Admiral Andrew Hull Foote, Flag Officer, Commanding Naval Forces Western Waters, US Flag Steamer "Conestoga," to the citizens of Clarksville announcing the U.S. capture of forts in the region and promising no molestation by...
Capitols; Soldiers; Guards; Forts & fortifications; Military camps; Railroads; Cannons; Spectators; Public sculpture; Architecture; Lampposts
Image presents the juxtaposition of the beautiful architectutral features and sculpture exhibited in the east, or main fascade of the Tennesseee State Capitol Building with the surrounding heavy Federal stockades, fortifications, and general...
Excerpts from the diary of William Luther Bigelow Lawrence. He details joining the Nashville Guards, the scarcity of provisions, and the surrender of Nashville. He proclaims the trampling of private rights by Federal soldiers, the fleeing of his...
William Strickland's watercolor drawing of the fortress of Radicofani, and the surrounding Tuscan countryside. A small house and a village are shown in the sketch. Strickland provides a handwritten description of the scene.
General view of a Memphis street along the river front reflects the hustle and bustle of commerce and the cotton industry as displayed in downtown along Front Street. Freedmen and their families are seen laboring and occupying the area.
Maps; Forts & fortifications; Batteries (Weaponry); Artillery (Weaponry); Cities & towns; Islands; Wetlands; Plantations; Rivers; Bodies of water; Military camps
This military map was hand-drawn on linen by Albert Martin around 1861 and stretches along the Mississippi River from Ashport in the north to Memphis in the south. Though detailed in its presentation of waterways, swamps, bluffs, plantations,...
Maps; Forts & fortifications; Batteries (Weaponry); Artillery (Weaponry); Cities & towns; Islands; Wetlands; Plantations; Rivers; Bodies of water; Military camps
Military map, hand-drawn on linen, by Albert Martin (possibly a Confederate cartographer). It stretches along the Mississippi River from Ashport in the north to Memphis in the south. Though detailed in its presentation of waterways, swamps,...
This map shows land areas designated for Indians emigrating west of the Mississippi River and the location of Indians already established west of the Mississippi. Some of the emigrating Indian nations include Cherokees, Creeks, Choctaws, and...
Map depicting major features, especially railroads, present in Tennessee during the Civil War. A large detailed section of Kentucky occupies the top part of the map, and the states surrounding Tennessee receive fringe coverage. Major battle sites...
Map of the major locations of the Civil War in 1863 showing the states of Ohio, Maryland, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Virginia, North Carlina, South Carolina, and Florida. Shows major waterways, main...
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...
Military facilities; Mountains; Signal stations; Military personnel; Soldiers; Forts & fortifications; Bunkers
View of Vung Chua Mountain on a foggy day. The base and array of signals are pictured on the left. Two soldiers can be seen sitting on top of a concrete bunker in the center of the frame.
