The church is pictured on the left. A cotton factory is also pictured on the middle right area of the picture, near the smokestack. Pinewood Mansion is on the right. On the left is the cotton gin; brick was also manufactured at Pinewood. The...
Civil War shadowbox containing a padlock and key, scissors, eating utensils, buttons, and bullets. Some of the materials were found on Summertown Highway.
"Psalms and Hymns adapted to social, private and public worship in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church." The book was published in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1859.
Certificate of discharge from the Army of Tennessee for David A. Hickerson, a private in Captain James H. Lewis's Company C, 2nd Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry. At the time of discharge, he was 26 years old, 6 feet 1 inch tall, fair complexion, gray...
Field commission for William C. Nutt, promoted from private to Brevet 2nd Lieutenant of Company C, 48th Tennesee Infantry Regiment. Nutt was elected 2nd Lieutenant on January 15, 1864. The commission certified the passing of the officer's...
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...
Account of the Battle of Shiloh written by William T. Rasbury (born 1914) who was about 75 or 80 years old when it was written. His great aunt, Lydia Catherine Rasbury, told him the story.
Account of the Battle of Fort Donelson written by William T. Rasbury (born 1914). The story was told to him by his great grandfather, John Allen Walker.
Powder horn belonging to James Turnbow. The horn has Turnbow's name, "LA," and date "1863" etched onto it. Turnbow served in Voorhee's 48th Tennessee Infantry. Turnbow was born and died in Lewis County, Tennessee.
Letter from John A. Hickerson, Company B, 2nd Arkansas Infantry, C. S. A., to his father John D. Hickerson. The letter is the first he wrote to his father after enlisting. The author describes his movements from Arkansas to Knoxville and back. The...
The letter is written on paper with the letterhead "The War for the Union" with an eagle. It expresses fond affection from Martha to William, a soldier in Company C, 48th Tennessee Infantry Regiment.
White stoneware mug (maker's mark is unreadable). Family legend states that the mug is the surviving piece belonging to Louona Christian Pollack. Pollack was forced to prepare breakfast for Federal troops. The troops smashed the dishes after the...
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Front and side views of the Hohenwald Colored School in Lewis County. Originally a church, the school has a bell tower, three long windows, and a front door.
