"Portfolio of Personal, Military, and Civil History" for Levi W. Shook. The certificate inside affirms Shook's membership in the Soldiers and Sailors Historical and Benevolent Society. Shook fought in the Battles of Franklin and Nashville.
"The Bonnie Blue Flag" sheet music, dedicated to General John W. Geary and the Second Division, Twentieth Army Corps, United States Army. Entered according the Act of Congress A. D. 1864, by H. H. K. Elliott in the Clerks Office of the District...
A photographic reprint (in green) of Josiah James Hughes, Co. E, 61st N. C. Inf. Regt., CSA, in uniform. There is a knife and a gun tucked inside the front of his belt. Hughes was from Green County, N. C. He fought at Fort Wagner on Morris Island,...
A woman is standing on a porch near a wash tub with a wash board inside. The tub is raised by laying a wooden chair on its side. Two large lard cans just visible beside the chair may hold cleaning products. The woman is dressed in a sunbonnet, dark...
A woman is standing on a porch near a wash tub with a wash board inside. The tub is raised by laying a wooden chair on its side. Two large lard cans just visible beside the chair may hold cleaning products. The woman is dressed in a sunbonnet, dark...
An unknown soldier from Mississippi carried this watch during the Civil War. "Benjamin" is scratched on the inside of the watch case. Fastened to the chain is a key for winding the watch. A small silver revolver was attached later.
Andersonville National Historic Site in Georgia memorializing those Union prisoners who died at the Andersonville Confederate Prison, as well as all other American prisoners of war. The Tennessee Union Soldiers' Monument, dedicated to those lost in...
Military parades & ceremonies; Military officers; Buildings; Jeep automobiles; Saluting; Military vehicles
Army Day Parade in front of the Tennessee State Capitol. This event featured the 2nd Tennessee Infantry on parade in downtown Nashville. Many people are lining the street watching the jeep vehicle as the individuals inside salute as they ride by. ...
Black and white photograph of the Cyclorama of the Battle of Gettysburg at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition. Shows the front entrance of the building. The building was a circular structure.
Black and white photograph of the Memphis-Shelby County building at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition. The building is in the shape of a pyramid. Surrounding the building are Egyptian columns.
Cased, hand-colored tintype of Jane McKinney in mourning dress and holding a cased photograph, probably of the deceased. According to written information inside the case, she was niece of Grandma Hall and "one of the girls that helped out in time...
Color lithograph of Uncle Sam pulling up his shirt sleeves and published "in the interest of National Defense." Uncle Sam stands in front of an unfurled American flag and is ready for a fight. Stamped in bottom right corner: "Strobel's Music Shop /...
Cottages A and B on the grounds of the Tennessee School for the Deaf. The two buildings are shown in the early stages of construction, with only the foundations completed. Scaffoldings are visible inside the foundation frames, and the foundation on...
Double-cased studio portraits of Oliver Rodgers (ambrotype) and unidentified boy (tintype). Rodgers, Co. G, 44th Ill. Vol. Inf., USA, poses in uniform with his left hand resting inside coat at chest level. The boy, dressed in suit and tie, is...
Drawing of life inside Andersonville Prisoner of War Camp. Large central image depicts events in the camp and are numbered with a legend beneath describing each. Images of specific events surround the central image.
Gold pocket watch, serial no. 6047, manufactured by Francois Dubois & Co. The face is engraved with a town landscape. A harbor scene and a dog are engraved on the back and inside cover, respectively. According to family legend, Nathaniel Scott,...
Handwritten family history entries on hand-sewn pages inside an 1813 edition of The Christian Catechism. Donor is uncertain if male family members served in the Civil War.
Inscription and cover page of "Rifle and Infantry Tactics, Vol. I." The tome is touted as being "the only copy-right edition." It has a notice from W. J. Hardee, Colonel, Confederate States Army, inside the front cover. The notice was written from...
