This 5" x 7" card is an invitation from Tennessee Gov. Buford Ellington to the unveiling of the York statue on the Capitol grounds, December 13, 1968. The recipient is also invited to a Nashville Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the Andrew Jackson...
The poem, printed in the Nashville Tennessean, recounts a dramatized version of Sergeant York's taking of the German machine gun position. The poem makes numerous biblical references as well as listing other prominent Tennessee military figures,...
First sheet includes: date, name, railroad, from, to, distance, cost, and name and rank of officer ordering transportation. The second sheet includes names of sixty-six persons travelling with William Chambers. Persons listed include: William...
This etching presents the front of some of the college buildings at Harvard University at the time Jackson was honored in 1833. The Wall name appears at the bottom of the drawing with the date 1937; Wall signed below the etching. The inspiration...
Receipt for the delivery by Edward Jackson of fourteen bodies from Cumberland Gap. These were Civil War casualties, perhaps taken from battlefield graves for reburial in Knoxville National Cemetery.
Receipt for the delivery by Samuel Jackson of nine bodies from Cumberland Gap. These were Civil War casualties, perhaps taken from battlefield graves for reburial in the Knoxville National Cemetery.
Special order issued by Colonel James M. True and Post Adjutant E. R. Wiley Jr. specifying the method of collecting assessments for the support of Federal refugees. The order includes a list of individuals with assessments against them and the...
Pamphlet from the Shiloh Burial Association announcing the formation of a group soliciting donations to purchase 200 acres of the ground at Shiloh for the purpose of building memorials and planting an Osage orange hedge.; The pamphlet features a...
A stone monument shown behind an iron fence and gate. The inscription on this sketch states that this was the site of the Crawford Home, Lancaster County, S. C., where Andrew Jackson was reared. This item was a part of a collection owned by Mr. and...
The title pages of a series of sketches dealing with Andrew Jackson. Drawing is entitled "Following Andrew Jackson, 1767-1845," and shows the image of the famous equestrian statue of Andrew Jackson. The artist's name and date are also given.
Excerpts from a small handwritten diary written by Nannie Haskins, a young girl of Clarksville, Tennessee. Provides an insight into the day to day activities of an observant young girl. Haskins was strongly in support of the Confederacy and loathed...
The Nashville Inn is pictured. The text indicates that this site was Andrew Jackson's headquarters. The print was inspired by an image once held by the Carnegie Public Library in Nashville, Tennessee. The inn as well as two other buildings can be...
Etching features side and front views of the Bell Tavern that was located in Lynchburg, Virginia, during the time of Andrew Jackson. The original inspiration image is credited to the Collection of Jones Memorial Library.
View of Market and Main Street in Jackson, Tennessee. Shows the north side business area, multi-storied buildings (including the First National Bank in foreground), automobiles, and pedestrians.
Image card featuring 67 leaders of the Confederate Army including Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Leonidas Polk, A. S. Johnston, Nathan Bedford Forrest, and many others. Text below reads, "Confederate Chiefs." Each image is...
Soldiers; Heroes; Military uniforms; Medals; Tombs & sepulchral monuments
Alvin York in his uniform standing on the steps of the tomb monument of Andrew Jackson at the Hermitage. He wears his military uniform and has his visor cap in his hand.
Alfred "Uncle Alfred" Jackson (circa 1812-1901), body servant of Andrew Jackson, sitting in his red cedar log cabin (built in 1841) at the Hermitage. A quilt is visible on the bed.
