Red keepsake album embossed with gold. Soldiers signed her book when they passed through, and some even wrote poems. The item belonged to the William K. Barley family, descendant of Jonathan Bachman and William McClellan families. The book belonged...
Painting of a young unidentified artillery captain in a red, blue, and gold uniform holding an 1840 light artillery sword. It is more than likely copied from a tintype.
Pen and ink enhanced oval photograph of Robert Erwin Rodgers, 4th Volunteer Ohio Cavalry Regiment. Rodgers is seated, has a full beard, and is dressed in blue uniform with epaulets and gold buttons.
State of Alabama, Selma, Marion, Memphis Railroad Company bonds. Issued September 1, 1869. Reverse side includes original signature of Nathan Bedford Forrest, President. Bond is numbered 67, amount $1,000. Payable in "gold coin of the United...
State of Alabama, Selma, Marion, Memphis Railroad Company bonds. Issued September 1, 1869. Reverse side includes original signature of Nathan Bedford Forrest, President. Bond is numbered 67, amount $1,000. Payable in "gold coin of the United...
Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) pin attached to a silk ribbon. Printed on it are crossed U. S. flags and "E. D. Baker, Post No. 80, Storm Lake, Iowa." Gold fringe on bottom. Round GAR button, affixed at center of ribbon, is printed with the words,...
Gold pocket watch, serial no. 6047, manufactured by Francois Dubois & Co. The face is engraved with a town landscape. A harbor scene and a dog are engraved on the back and inside cover, respectively. According to family legend, Nathaniel Scott,...
Banner of the Association of Confederate Soldiers - Tennessee Department. Banner is red with gold lettering reading, "Joe B. Palmer Bivouac A. C. S. T. D. No. 10. Mufreesboro, Tenn." with an image of Joe B. Palmer in the middle framed by laurel...
Ambrotype of unidentified woman in her twenties wearing a dark dress with lace collar, and dark lace fingerless gloves. The woman's dark hair is parted in the middle and slicked back. Her necklace and belt have been tinted with gold leaf. The...
Advertisement for the estate sale of the late D. W. Clark by the executor of his estate, Lucy G. Clark. These items are listed for sale: one mare, one mule, one gold watch, library case, bureau, wash stand, rockaway and harness, center table,...
Broadside lithograph features photographs of a company of American soldiers, with the men photographed in threes and set into a large blue horseshoe design ornamented with gold stars and topped by an eagle. A central photograph shows an...
Letter from A. C. Montgomery to G. R. Rutledge describing status of business in Maryville, local elections resulting in the election of "Union men," the outcomes of battles involving Sterling Price, the death of Benjamin McCulloch, and the status...
View of a unidentified crop of corn. On back is the quote: "Heap high the farmer's wintry hoard! Heap high the gold corn! No richer gift has Autumn poured From out her lavish horn! -Whittier".
Etching features a two-sided coin commemorating the Battle of New Orleans, Louisiana, 1815. Obverse shows General Andrew Jackson in profile and uniform. Reverse shows Lady Liberty instructing an angel to write a resolution commemorating the event....
