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  • Kriege Relief -- In the Dark of Night - Nuenberg
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    These two pages each have a heading - "Kriege Relief" and "In the Dark of Night - Nuenberg," but nothing has been drawn. It appears that what Mitchener calls "Nuenberg" is the city of Nuremberg in south central Germany.
  • Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal
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  • RAF Expressions, continued
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    This page is a continuation of a list of RAF (Royal Air Force) expressions. Three phrases are shown: "A gentle weave," "Brassed off," and "A genhat." It is likely that this page was never completed.
  • Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal
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  • Same Monotony Until --- Exodus Once More
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    These two pages each have a heading - "Same Monotony Until" and "Exodus Once More" but nothing has been drawn. It appears that Mitchener did not have the time to draw what he wanted under each title heading.
  • Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal
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  • Model 1860 foot officer's sword
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    This foot officer's sword was manufactured by Ames. Family legend states that the sword originally belonged to John Hunt Morgan and was taken when he was killed. The sword most likely belonged to a captain and not Morgan. It's a decorative sword;...
  • Looking Back - The Civil War in Tennessee
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  • Coffee pot
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    Small coffee pot, believed to be Federal. Made out of three sheets of tin. It has a flip-top lid.
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  • Large coffee pot
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    Post-Civil War large coffee pot. Tin dipped with "18" stamped on it.
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  • Shovel
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    Wood handle, metal blade. It is marked "20."
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  • Confederate 25-cent note
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    Confederate 25-cent bank note issued on November 5, 1862. It reads, "Good for twenty-five cents in Confederate notes, when five dollars is presented."
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  • Military camp
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    On the back, it states that the photograph is presented to Amelia S. Jacobs on October 9, 1862, by (name illegible). Seller indicated that the unit pictured is the 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry, but this cannot be confirmed.
  • Looking Back - The Civil War in Tennessee
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  • Shotgun
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    Double-barrel shotgun, marked "Fall and Cunningham," which was a hardware store in Nashville. On the other side of the lockplate it is marked Nashville, TN. Oftentimes, these guns were made in Europe but stamped locally. This was a civilian weapon...
  • Looking Back - The Civil War in Tennessee
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  • Photograph of John R. Moss and his wife, Nancy Forgey Moss
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    Born 1837 in McMinn County, Tennessee, died 1867 in McMinn County. He was in the 43rd Infantry, East Tennessee Volunteers, Gillespie's Regiment. It was organized December 14, 1861, and mustered out May 9, 1865.
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  • Hand-drawn 1862 map of West Tennessee
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    Hand-drawn map of West Tennessee executed by B. J. Radford, cartographer with 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 18th (?) Illinois Volunteers, commanded by Col. L. F. Ross. Notation on back that map had been shown to Carl Sandburg. Official Records, Series...
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  • Letter from Private Daniel Richard Phelps to John M. Phelps
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    Letter by Private. Daniel Richard Phelps to John M. Phelps toward the end of the war. It describes wanting to come home.
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  • Sword
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    American or French sword. Predates Civil War. Non-standard sword. Handle is mother of pearl with eagle's head. Has Marshall markings on it. Possibly imported.
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  • Crayon print of Edward Lewis Walter Sr.
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    Crayon print of Edward Lewis Walter Sr. It was drawn by his sister Letitia Smith Walter.
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  • C. S. sash buckle
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    Confederate States sash buckle with mother of pearl inlay. It was unearthed on Leatherwood Road.
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  • Bullets and a sash buckle
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    Shadow box containing 2 bullets and a sash buckle with a flower stamped on it. One of the bullets is a .73 caliber and the other is a C.S. Gardner with an insert. The sash buckle is a C.S. sash buckle with a flower stamped in the metal. The...
  • Looking Back - The Civil War in Tennessee
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  • Rose of Sharon variation quilt
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    Variation of a Rose of Sharon applique quilt. The quilt was made by Letitia Levine Smith. She made it as a wedding quilt for her marriage to Ed Walter.
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  • Painting of a unknown officer
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    Painting of a young unidentified artillery captain in a red, blue, and gold uniform holding an 1840 light artillery sword. It is more than likely copied from a tintype.
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  • Richard Moore Young's Bible
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    A Bible belonging to Richard Moore Young. Young was born on April 1, 1842, in Putnam County, Tennessee. He served in the 28th Tennessee Infantry Regiment, C.S.A., of Putnam County. His family gave him the Bible when he left and he carried it...
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