Crayon print of Leona Beal Russell, wife of Cap. Malcolm W. Russell, Co. F, 51st Tenn. Inf. Regt., CSA. They lived in the Grainger community in Madison County, Tennessee.
Photographic reprint of elderly Confederate veteran Pvt. Alfred Mathews Cleveland, Co. E, 1st Tenn. Cav. Regt., CSA, and his family. Seated from left are his daughter Polly, granddaughter Palastine, grandson Jerry, and second wife Catherine....
Photographic reprint of elderly veteran, Alfred Mathews Cleveland and an unknown child. Cleveland served as a private in Co. E, 1st Tenn. Cav. Regt., CSA. He is seated in a cane-backed chair with his legs crossed. The child stands behind him....
Discharge papers for Pvt. Henry Beeler, Company A, 12th Tenn. Cav. Regt., USA. Beeler was discharged at Ft. Leavenworth, Kan. He was from Grainger County and was only 18 years old when he was discharged.
Oath of allegiance sworn by Andrew J. Bullon to Henry Kitts, Grainger County Justice of the Peace. Bullon served as private in Co. K, 37th Tenn. Inf. Regt., formerly the 7th Tenn. Regt. Provisional Army (and also called the 1st East Tenn. Rifles).
Model 1860 saber, Union-made but carried by John W. Byerley, 1st Lt., Co. A, 61st Tenn. Mtd. Inf. Regt., CSA. As accounted by his widow's pension application, Byerley became ill while at Vicksburg and was sent home on furlough to Rheatown, Greene...
Letter from Deputy Quartermaster General, to the Honorable A. H. Pettibone, House of Representatives, concerning a constituent's request for repayment. Norman Hayes, of Thornbill, Tenn., requests reimbursement for corn and horses in the amount of...
A letter from Frederick M. Williamson to Alice O. McBee. Williamson wrote from General Hospital No. 2, 3rd Division Ward in Lynchburg, Va. He describes his illness and only having a blanket and a bed of straw to rest on. He discusses wanting to...
Ordnance [sic] report for Co. A, 11th Tenn. Cav. Regt., USA. The report appears to be written on the back of a court case file, an example of reusing paper at hand. The report is filed and signed by Ordinance Seargent G. C. Perdew. The list...
Hand-drawn commemorative fraktur, or illustrated genealogy and Civil War memorial, of Peter Stiner's wartime service as a teamster with the Union "Fisk's Brigade" (he originally was conscripted into the 7th Tenn. Inf. Regt., CSA). Contains a...
Partial roster for Co. C, 11th Tenn. Cav. Regt., USA, under command of Capt. David C. Dossett. This is a tally of men present and absent as well as accounts for enlisted men on "extra or daily duty."
Morris provides his cousins with news of the deaths of his mother and Laura [relationship unstated]. He relates his hardships caused by the war and writes, "Life is the running of a race and Death the goal, so then let us look a head to that time...
Two Gardner bullets which were only made by the Confederacy. Unique bullet and specific to the Confederacy. Fairly rare. Used by Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. An attempt was made to stamp "CS" onto the belt plate which is most likely made of tin.
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.
Discharge papers for Pvt. Andrew Miller, Co. H, 1st Tenn. Cav. Regt., USA. He was discharged on April 7, 1865, at Nashville, Tenn., for "expiration of term of service." Miller was born in Grainger County, Tenn.
Pension record certifying that Andrew J. Miller's widow, Sarah Miller, is entitled to his pension. Miller was private in Cos. F and H, 1st Tenn. Cav. Reg., USA.
