Hand-drawn map of Franklin showing locations of the fort, major streams, roads, and the railroad. The map includes a chronology of action of both Federal and Confederate troops near Franklin from March 1862 to December 1864.
Map depicting major features, especially railroads, present in Tennessee during the Civil War. A large detailed section of Kentucky occupies the top part of the map, and the states surrounding Tennessee receive fringe coverage. Major battle sites...
Military depots; Military life; People; Wooden buildings; Historic buildings; Storehouses; Warehouses; Guards; Standing
Rear view of Eaton Depot with a soldier standing guard. The Capitol, Downtown Presbyterian Church and Maxwell House Hotel are visible in the background. An inscription in the lower left corner reads, "James F. Rusling, Nash."
Born November 23, 1839, and died March 2, 1902, James Castor Fuqua lived his entire life in Macon County, Tennessee. He was in the 24th Tennessee Infantry Regiment and fought at the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky. He was wounded twice at the Battle...
James H. Colter was a doctor in the 29th Tennessee Infantry Regiment. Paroloed at Greensboro, North Carolina, May 2, 1865. Colter was from Greene County, Tennessee.
Letter from Mrs. James G. Moss who was writing to J. R. Moss Jr. concerning the death of her husabnd, James G. Moss, who died at a Confederate Home in Ardmore, Oklahoma.
Crayon print of James Washington Smith, Dover resident credited with showing Nathan Bedford Forrest and his Confederate troops an escape route from Grant's encirclement at Fort Donelson, February 1862.
Carte-de-visite of Dr. James W. Smith, credited with helping Nathan Bedford Forrest and some 2500 C.S.A. troops escape before the Confederate surrender at Fort Donelson in February 1862.
A court summons from the Commonwealth of Virginia to James Dickson regarding his debt of ten dollars and thirty-nine cents, signed by George B. Stephenson, the judge. The summons requires he be in court on the first Saturday in November 1848 in...
Tintype of James William Sarver (1841-1862), 2nd Tenn. Inf. Regt., CSA. Sarver is wearing an Army of Tennessee, CSA, uniform and a badge of secession. He was mortally wounded at the Battle of Shiloh.
Oath sworn by James Tinker to Washington County, Tenn. clerk stating that he is eligible to vote. More information about the circumstances related to this document is described in a book written by A. Christine Tipton, "Civil War in the Mountains."...
James Tinker's account for dry goods bought of J. A. Wilds & Sons in Jonesborough, Tennessee, in exchange for corn and bear skins, March 18, 1858. See also A. Christine Tipton's book, "Civil War in the Mountains."
Reproduction full-length portrait of James Hoots Call wearing double-breasted frock coat and campaign hat. Because of an arm wound sustained at Shiloh, he was discharged from service in June 1862 at age 35. Family lore states that Call carried a...
Letter (certification note) from Andrew Moore granting his son, James, age 15, permission to enlist in the U. S. Army for a period of three years. Signed Sept. 2, 1862, St. Clair, Ill.
