Photograph of William Henry Edwards with reunion medal attached to lapel. Edwards served in Co. E, 9th Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry CSA, December 1861 to May 1865. He was wounded outside Atlanta at New Hope Church, Georgia, captured and imprisioned...
Application for the Association of Confederate Soldiers for John W. Hods (born Havins County, Georgia) who was a private in Co. D, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, Army of Tennessee. Bivouac No. 18.
Silver spoon that belonged to the Thornton family of Barnesville, Georgia. According to family legend, the spoon was part of a set that was buried to prevent Gen. Sherman and his troops from taking it. The silver was distributed among family...
A small leather-bound Bible picked up on a Georgia battlefield. Within the Bible is a handwritten letter from a mother to her son. Birth and marriage dates are included for William Wiley Dunn and Mary H. E. Vineyard and their children Wiliam,...
Reproduction Confederate McAvoy sword. Manufactured in Macon, Georgia. May have some original parts combined with reproduction parts. A good example of how facsimile parts are combined with genuine parts, making it harder to authenticate.
Narrative of William A. Dycus, Co. D, 28th Tenn. Inf. Regt., CSA, as told to his daughter, Etta Dycus Hix. He refers to events that took place in November 1862 and discusses being under fire in Murfreesboro, Tenn., and retreating to Chickamauga. He...
This framed tribute honors James Monroe Brady, who served in the 1st Ark. Inf. Regt., CSA. It includes a photograph and articles published about his actions during the Civil War. He fought at Shiloh and was severely wounded at Franklin. His unit...
Small, leather-bound volume with handwritten will and codicils of Philip Van Horn Weems of Bon Aqua, Tenn. Weems recounts having been wounded at Missionary Ridge and has been mortally wounded on July 22, 1864, outside of Atlanta. He asks in writing...
Author of letter is describing his experiences in the field (while "on picket," for example) during the Civil War. He appears to be writing from Camp 4, Tennessee Cavalry, near Tunnel Hill, Georgia.
Letter to "friend" D. Odell from unknown writer regarding the death of Odell's son Philip A. Odell of Co. B., 4 Tenn. Reg., The letter was written from near Waynesborough, South Georgia, the Fairfield District. The letter includes a transcription.
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); New Deal, 1933-1939
"Jimmy Criddle P-10 mechanic & Negro C. C. C. boys working on Chev. truck; Automotive Instruction - J. M. Criddle, Otto Haslbauer with Negro CCC boys." is written on the back of the photograph.
