Reward poster issued by A. J. Tipton, Sheriff of Carter County, for the capture of Hiram Brown, wanted for the first degree killing of Wilson Mattox. Brown broke out of the Carter County Jail on July 25, 1848. The poster claims the governor will...
Off-center broadside print advertises the Fayetteville undertaking business of J. B. Wilson. Gives location, undertaking services, and promotes warranted furniture-making as well.
Railroads; Railroad stations; Soldiers; Draft; Government officials
Posing in front of a train are, from left to right, Alvin C. York, Jess W. Evans, Dr. J. P. Sloan, and A. S. Bushing. These men were the members of the Fentress County Draft Board.
Alvin C. York discussing a question about the deferment of Clyde Bowden with Mrs. J. J. Gunter, the registrant's mother, and his stepfather, Jim Gunter.
Phi Kappa Psi fraternity pin that was recovered from the Confederate camps' site of the Battle of Stones River in Murfreesboro. The pin has the name "A. J. Thomas" engraved on the back.
Letter to Mr. J. H. Griffith from unknown writer who was located at a camp between Williamston and Georgetown, Kentucky. Letter discusses marching through Kentucy from Cumberland's Gap and seeing dead Union soldiers in Richmond. Also comments on...
Refracting telescope captured by Federal troops during the Civil War. The Federal troops thought the telescope was the barrel of a brass cannon. It was originally purchased by C. J. Bradley in 1852 for Bethel College. The telescope cost almost...
Parole and permission to return home for Pvt. J. L. Gee, Co. B, 7th Tenn. Cav. Regt., CSA. Gee resided in Tipton County, Tenn. The parole is signed by E. S. Dennis, Brig. Gen. Vols. Com. for US.
Confederate voucher No. 4, account of the payroll for eight men: two clerks, one office clerk, and five men in charge of driving cattle, for terms of 29, 31, 62, and 92 days, and ranging from $36.35 to $115.00. Signed by Captain and Assistant...
Letter from C. J. High, Quartermaster General's Department, Confederate States of America, to J. B. O'Bryan informing him that accounts and vouchers have been received for disbursements on account of pay of the army for the first quarter of 1864.
Letter from Major D. B. Brewer of the Confederate Subsistence Bureau in Richmond, Virginia, to Captain B. J. Semmes in Chattanooga, Tennessee, certifying that returns for the second and third quarters of 1863 have been received.
One-page list of December 1864 purchases by the United States through Assistant Quartermaster Captain William Alonzo Wainwright from J. W. Wilson and Company of Nashville. Checks and notations added to the purchase order for cooking, camp, and...
Pages 577 and 578 of a large bound volume containing issues of "The Rural Sun: Decoted to the Farming and Industrial Interest of the Country." This volume was presented to Balie Peyton from J. B. Killebrew.
Large bound volume containing the various editions of "The Rural Sun." The complete title of the periodical is "The Rural Sun: Devoted to the Farming and Industrial Interest of the Country." This volume was presented to Balie Peyton by Joseph...
Letter from J. Wes Broom to Miss G.A. Brigham describing the fighting around Port Hudson. It describes a night battle with Federal ships and the effectiveness of the Confederate batteries positioned in the fort. There are also comments on...
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...
Letter from Commissioner J. B. Killebrew to H. C. Collier of Charlotte, Tennessee, deals with encouraging immigration to Tennessee in the 1880s and the accompanying sale of farm land across the state. Killebrew assures Collier that immigration is...
