Image of J. B. Killebrew taken from the book, "Introduction to the Resources of Tennessee." The photograph was taken in 1871. The photo was taken in Nashville and the photographer was R. Poole. Killebrew appears to be middle-aged, and is wearing a...
Miss Dot Arnold holds a carved figurine of an ox cart and poses with hooked rug on wall. She is sitting in a caned chair near a circular shag rug. She wears her hair in pigtails.
This nine-page letter written from Arthur H. Harris in Monroe, Louisiana, to his brother George Carroll Harris in Nashville is a conscious political treatise. The author is advocating and justifiying the secession of Louisiana at the upcoming...
Correspondence; Mothers; Children; Families; Civil Wars; War
Correspondence from John G. Latta to his mother, Lucinda (Gilchrist). Letter is from her son in Boston and is dated August 17, 1861. He states that his family will leave Boston for Tennessee on September 3. He is very anxious to get home. He...
Patent medicines; Pamphlets; Leaflets; Government officials; Advertising; Promotional materials
Brochure advertising a patent medicine named "Taylor's Cherokee Remedy." Included in the booklet are line drawings of major Confederate figures, including Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, and Stonewall Jackson. Also included are several poems and...
This form belonged to I. W. Payne, who served as a private in Co. H, 1st Regiment of Virginia Infantry. The form was signed by three surgeons (Provisional Army of the Confederate States) at the Chimborazo Hospital. Payne had worked as a farmer and...
Oath of allegiance sworn by Mrs. Maria L. (Louise) Chapman. Mrs. Chapman's physical characteristics are described: height 5 feet, 2 inches; light complexion; blue eyes; and light hair. At the time of the oath, she lived in Catahoula, Louisiana. She...
Discharge certificate for Sgt. Archibald B. McLean, Co. K, 27th Wis. Inf. Regt., USA. He enrolled on December 24th, 1862, to serve three years. McLean was born in Scotland. At the time of his discharge, he was 41 years old, 5 -foot-9 and one-half...
Discharge papers for Pvt. John George Herman, Co. E (Nieman's), 18th Pa. Cav. Vol. Regt. Herman is described as 23 years old, 5 feet 10 inches tall, with fair complexion, blue eyes, and sandy hair.
Artist Charles Niehaus executed this study in painted plaster, 3.4 inches x 2.37 inches x 2.43 inches, of Forrest's head for the statue eventually cast and placed in Forrest Park in Memphis, Tenn. The hair style in this model is different from that...
The parole of Pvt. Thomas J. Lee, Co. E, 4th Tenn. (Starnes') Cav. Regt., CSA, includes a notation about Dibrill's Brigade. It describes Pvt. Lee as 5-foot-8 with black hair, dark eyes, and a dark complexion. The document includes the official...
Discharge certificate for Pvt. James Lafayette Pierson (spelled here 'Pierson'), Co. F, 5th Tenn. Cav. Regt., of Shelbyville, Bedford Co. Pierson, originally from Marion County, was 20 years old and is described as 5-foot-10, with fair complexion,...
Lewis S. Hodge swore to "support, protect, and defend the Constitution and Government of the United States against all enemies" when he signed this oath. The document described Hodge as being 6-foot-0, with a light complexion, dark hair, and blue...
This oath bore the name and mark of Wm. (William) Hodge of Giles County, Tenn. Hodge was described as 5-foot-4 with a light complexion, grey hair and blue eyes. Hodge swore to "faithfully support, protect and defend the Constitution of the United...
