Pension certificate for Pvt. Henry Beeler, Co. A, 12th Tenn. Cav. Regt., USA. "This pension being for: Chronic diarrhoea, disease of head eyes and breast result of measles, and rheumatism." Signed by James R. Garfield, Secretary of the Interior.
A note written in blue by General Leonidas Polk telling James P. Wood to not let the cotton through the railways without his permission so that it would not fall in the hands of the Federal Army. Wood was in charge of the Memphis and Ohio Railroad...
Shadow box containing a UCV (North Carolina Division) pin along with various Confederate uniform buttons. One button includes the North Carolina state seal. The buttons belonged Josiah James Hughes, Co. E, 61st N. C. Inf. Regt., CSA.
Reprint of a daguerreotype of two enlisted soldiers and officer, Nicholas Blackwell. All wear tri-corner hats w/ 5-pointed stars, distinctive to Mississippi troops. James Blackwell was an ensign and flag bearer for Co. K, 21st Miss. Inf. Regt....
Reparation claim number 83/156 in the amount of $250 for one horse, paid to James Dillahanty by the Quartermaster General's Office. Dillahanty served in Co. B, 7th Tenn. Cav. Regt., CSA.
Ceremonial flag of the Barrow Guards, Gordon's Bn., later known as Co. C, 1st Tenn. Cav. Regt. (Col. James T. Wheeler's), CSA. The flag is hand-sewn with eleven stenciled stars, hand-drawn pen and ink lettering and scroll. The flag belonged to...
Certifies that J. W. [John Wesley] McDonough of Hickman County has permission to carry arms for "home defence." Issued by order of the governor (William G. Brownlow) and signed by his son, Tennessee Adj. Gen. James P. Brownlow.
John Travis Harrison, born August 31, 1825, in Tennessee. He enlisted in Co. F, 12th Ky. Cav. Regt., CSA, on April 10, 1864. He was killed in action at the Battle of Brice's Crossroads on June 10, 1864. He is buried at Brice's Crossroads near...
Hand-drawn plan of the city of Tullahoma, commissioned by former mayor, James G. Aydelott, and drawn by J. B. S. The map indicates locations of lots, homes, and businesses.
Cabinet card of Sgt. Robert Caruthers Maupin, Co. F, 5th Tenn. Cav. Regt., USA, standing in uniform with one hand tucked into his jacket. The son of Robert B. Maupin and Nancy Wood Maupin, Robert Caruthers fought for the Union against his brother,...
Small tintype in octagonal gutta-percha case. Both her husband, James Knox Moore, and father, Stephen Richardson Moore, were Confederate soldiers. Miller is wearing a white dress and is seated.
Moore pictured at dedication of Confederate monument on courthouse square in Shelbyville, Tenn. The monument reads, in part, "In memory of the 'Shelbyville Rebels' Co. F. 41st Tenn. Reg't. C.S.A. and all soldiers from Bedford County who fought for...
Bill of sale for one slave, Simon, aged twenty-two, for the sum of $968 to Robert B. Maupin. During the Civil War, Maupin's family split among Union and Confederate lines. One son, Robert Caruthers Maupin, fought for the Union while the other son,...
Discharge certificate for Pvt. James Lafayette Pierson (spelled here 'Pierson'), Co. F, 5th Tenn. Cav. Regt., of Shelbyville, Bedford Co. Pierson, originally from Marion County, was 20 years old and is described as 5-foot-10, with fair complexion,...
This rifle was manufactured for the Confederate Army at the Pulaski Armory by W. N. Webb, N. B. Zuccarello and James McLean. While the barrel was new, some of the parts were repurposed from other weapons. "Pulaski C. S. A. 61" is engraved on the...
