United States Bureau of Pensions form No. 780,434 issued to Lottie Waldrup, widow of Union soldier William Waldrup, Co. F., 6th Tenn. Cav. Regt., USA. The form states that Lottie will receive $12 per month beginning in March 1914, payable...
United States Bureau of Pensions form No. 529,859 issued to William Waldrup, Pvt., Co. F, 6th Tennessee Cavalry Regt., USA. The form states that William will receive $12 per month, payable quarterly beginning in February 1913. Waldrup was a farmer...
Two-story brick structure divided into three sections. The trim along the front of the building appears to be late Art Deco. Over the center doorway is a sign reading "Elementary School." An American flag flies atop the roof and a chimney can be...
Shadowbox exhibit with minie balls, British Enfield bullets, two scabbard tips, partial U.S. belt buckle, shoulder-scale epaulet, and metal star. The star is possibly a Texas Rangers emblem.
Replica of model 1861 Civil War cartridge used for demonstrative purposes. The display includes the outer, paper cartridge wrapper, rufle musket bullet with powder cylinder, complete .58 caliber rifle musket cartridge, and percussion caps.
Plant's Company front-loading revolver, manufactured during the 1850s in New Haven, Conn. It was recovered from the bank of the Tennessee River, opposite Pittsburg Landing, by two fishermen in 1997. The pistol was a civilian sidearm. Given the...
Schools; Flags; Flagpoles; Children; School children; Rural schools; One-room schools
One-story white frame structure. A covered porch is on the left side of the building and an American flag flies next to it. A group of African American children stand outside; one has a baseball bat and another has a baseball glove. A school...
New Testament found on the Shiloh battlefield the day after the battle ended. Note the water stains as well as the autograph page. It belonged to 1st Sgt. Martin L. Calhoun of Peoria, Ill., of Co. E., 11th Ill. Vol. Cav. Regt., USA, commanded by...
Mounted dragoon saber with scabbard. It has a tempered steel blade and 3-branch brass hilt. The grip is leather-wrapped wood, and the blade is marked "N P Ames, Cutler, Springfield [Mass.], 1836." It is stamped with an inspector's mark, "JM." Blade...
Knife thought to have been owned by J. B. Reid, 52nd Tenn. Inf., CSA, a unit that was later consolidated into the 51st Tenn. The Civil War soldiers and sailors database record indicates that there was a Cpl. J. D. Reid, Company G, 51st Inf., CSA,...
Hand-drawn ink & watercolor of Rock Island Prison by J. M. Breeding. Possibly created for Christian Buhler, who was in the prison for 17 months and 12 days in Barracks #5. Drawing shows barracks, stockade & parapets, horses, guards, a burial...
Half-length portrait of James Holden Jackson, Co. C, 31st Tenn. Inf. Regt., CSA (A.H. Bradford's). The 31st assembled at Camp Trenton, Gibson County, Oct. 1861, where they organized as a regiment. The men saw action in southern Kentucky and West...
Front view of Shiloh School, a one-story brick structure. Also pictured is a man standing at the front of the building. A vintage automobile is parked at the entrance.
