Levi Hawkins Copenhaver's U.C.V. pin, Co. K, 63rd Virginia. Pin was given to him by the U.D.C. The pin reads, "Southern Cross of Honor" and "Deo Vindice, 1861-1865."
Southern Cross of Honor awarded to Monroe King, Co. C, 55th (Brown's) Tenn. Reg. Inf., CSA. King was captured on Island No. 10 on April 8, 1862, and exchanged in Vicksburg, Miss., on September 4, 1862.
Ribbon was given to Smith's 4th Tennessee Cavalry, and the pin is a Southern Cross of Honor inscribed with "Deo Vindice 1861 1865." Rushing served in the 44th General Assembly, 1885-1887.
Southern Cross of Honor medal. Medals like this were awarded by the United Daughters of the Confederacy to Confederate veterans for "loyal, honorable service to the South."
Medal awarded to veterans by the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC). The item belonged to James Mason Jewell, who was in Co. E, 26th Tenn Inf. Regt., CSA. His future wife, Mary Ann McDonald, worked with Rhea County women during the war. See...
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,...
Southern Cross of Honor pin belonging to Wilson Frost, Jr., issued by the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Born Nov. 14, 1846; died Jan.21, 1925 in Yalobusha Co., Miss. Buried in Millers Chapel Cemetery in Bonicord, Dyer County, Tenn. He was...
UCV uniform of Sgt. John Cloar, Co. A, 33rd Tenn. Inf. Regt., CSA, of Union City, Tenn. On the vest is a Southern Cross of Honor bestowed by the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) and battle flag pin. A Confederate flag handkerchief is in...
Josiah Stewart House, Co. H, 47th Tenn. Inf. Regt., CSA, signed this Parole of Honor in Memphis after the surrender. He pledges, "I will not take up arms again" against the U.S. Document issued by the Office of the Provost Marshal, District West...
Parole for Charles Stephens Olin Rice, 2nd Lt., Co. M, 7th Tenn. Cav. Regt., CSA. Rice was captured at Vicksburg. He was born February 12, 1841, in Lauderdale County, Tenn. Rice was the son of Shadrack and Louisa Linerieux Rice. He married Lucie...
Sgt. T. J. Doss served in Co. F, 32nd Tenn. Inf. Regt., CSA. He received the Southern Cross of Honor from the Giles Co. 257 UDC and applied for a Confederate pension. At his request, he was buried with his body aligned north-south at New Zion...
Photograph of a stone carving on the front of the Ryman Auditorium reading "Union Gospel Tabernacle 1891" reflecting the building's original name. The carving is framed by a gothic-inspired faux-window frame.
The interior of the Ryman Auditorium showing the stage. Large oval signs on either side of the stage reads, "WSM Grand Ole Opry," as does a podium at stage left (house right). A stained-glass-inspired set piece is seen center stage near two pianos,...
Entrance on the east (4th Avenue) side of the Ryman Auditorium. Next to the entrance is a sign which reads: "WSM 'Grand Ole Opry' Tours Tickets On Sale At Box Office." Entrance is now covered by 2-story addition built in 1994. Photograph labeled...
