Special Orders No. 54 appointing a military commission to convene at the Pulaski courthouse for "the trial of persons as may be properly brought before it." Maj. C. H. Bures, 16th Ill. Cav., Capt. Erwin Ellis, 8th Mich. Cav., Capt. Joseph Hasty,...
Certificate of release for Confederate prisoner Berry T. Patterson, Pvt., Co. B, 47th Tenn. Inf. Regt., CSA, from Point Lookout, Md. Patterson was also a prisoner at Cairo, Ill.
Letter from David Harts Jr., to J. A. Coble providing an account of the death of James Coble (J. A.'s father), during the Civil War. James Coble, 10th Tenn. Cav. (Forrest's) Regt., CSA, was the sole casualty in a skirmish near Jackson, Tenn., in...
A native of Gibson County, Tenn., Patterson (known as Berry), served as a private in Co. B, 47th Tenn. Inf. Regt., CSA. The certificate documents his transfer as a paroled prisoner of war from Cairo, Ill., to Trenton, Tenn.
This saber belonged to Capt. Leonidas O. Paris, Co. D, 4th Miss. Inf. Regt., CSA. He was killed at the Battle of Franklin on Nov. 30, 1864. The sword was taken as a trophy by Sgt. Elijah Kellogg, Co. C, 74th Ill. Inf. Regt. after the battle, along...
Journal of Charles Newell Hammond (1835-1891). Hammond served with Co. F, 96th Ill. Vol. Inf. Regt., USA. The journal provides an account of the company's rations and expenses as well as his personal account of the mundane events of camp life. On...
Cover depicts portraits of four 1896 presidential candidates positioned at each corner of the page with the American flag announcing elections in which the Republican, Democrat, Prohibition and Populist parties were represented. Portraits are...
Views of Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, and the Ocean S.S. Co. of Savannah's S.S. City of Chattanooga. Poem by Lon A. Warner entitled "Lookout Mountain" included.
Alabama monument at Shiloh National Military Park. Monument consists of a stone pedestal carved with crossed rifle and flag and the letters "C.S.A." The monument is topped by a stone carving of stacked cannon balls.
Foreground features sculpture of soldier atop base of Confederate Monument honoring Henry County Confederate soldiers. Background shows courthouse lawn, Paris storefronts, and colorful 1950s-1960s era automobiles. Back of card is not filled out. ...
Drawing of three performers on stage, one with a violin, one with a banjo, and one dancing, advertising a concert to be performed by Confederate prisoners of war from John Hunt Morgan's cavalry at Camp Douglas. They appear to be performing the...
Interior image of the Union Gospel Tabernacle including the audience and the Theodore Thomas Orchestra performing at a benefit staged by the Ladies' Hermitage Association to fund the preservation of The Hermitage, home of Andrew Jackson.
