Informs recipient (likely the father) of the death of William H. Merryman (Merriman) who died on March 5, 1865. The letter discusses the poor conditions at Fort Rice in the Dakota Territory. He also writes that they are frequently fighting Indians....
Heraldic history of the service of William H. Oliver, U.S. Vols., 12th New York, Militia Infantry. Large framed heraldic design in color. The history is available in New York in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865 (1912), 3rd edition, page 1816.
Eyeglasses and case belonging to William H. Vaughn, born in Lafayette, Macon County, Tennessee. Style of glasses became popular in the late 1850s. Vaughn was a member of Company A, 8th Tennessee Mounted Infantry.
Ambrotype of John H. Roney, who was a drummer boy from Cherry Mount, Robertson County, Tennessee. He is pictured with his drum and stick in hand. Roney was born in 1845, and later joined Company K, 30th Tennessee Infantry.
Broken ambrotype of Captain Robert E. Mayes, who was born in Robertson County in 1823, and died in 1862. He was commissioned 1st Lieutenant in the 89th Regiment of the Tennessee State Militia on March 22, 1847. He later enlisted in the Confederate...
William B. Morgan, veteran, 6th Tennessee Mounted Infantry. Personal letters from Morgan may be found in "A Personal Look at the Civil War in Rhea and Meigs Counties, Tennessee," published by the Rhea County Historical and Genealogical Society....
Violin belonged to Union soldier, William B. Morgan, Company B, 6th Tennessee Mounted Infantry. Morgan was from Morgan Springs, Tennessee (Rhea County).
Letters from and about Sergeant Wiley Bartlett, Company H, 61st Tennessee Mounted Infantry. Letters written from Vicksburg, Mississippi, during seige to Sallie Bartlett.
Photograph of married couple, Confederate veteran, joined Brown's 55th Cavalry from Benton County. His regiment was absorbed by Co. A, 24th Infantry. He was wounded in the Battle of Shiloh, although not severely. May have been captured and then...
Middle-aged man in a civilian coat and vest. Joseph B. Miller was a member of Co. F, 34th Tennessee Infantry. Morse & Peaslee Photography, Nashville, Tennessee.
J. W. Hooker was in the 177th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry. This note was written from HQ 177, O.V.I., by Lt. Col. W. H. Zimmeron to Capt. I. N. Rogers. The note excuses him from all duties "for two towers" for cleanliness.
Donor indicated that Paschall was in Co. K, 46th Tennessee Infantry. He fought at the Battle of Franklin with his brother. He survived the war and married Elizabeth Ellen Martin. However, the soldiers and sailors database indicates that Paschall...
Military discharge paper for Wallace Preston, Company H, 45th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry. Preston, a resident of Johnson County, Kentucky, enlisted on August 25, 1863 for a period of "one year or the duration of the war."
Sword (manufacturer unknown) and scabbard that belonged to Lieutenant B. E. Robinson, Company I, 95th Ohio Infantry. An eagle and "e pluribus unum" are engraved on one side of the blade. The 95th fought at Brice's Crossroads, a decisive victory for...
