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...
Lithograph of Jefferson Davis and his cabinet with General Robert E. Lee in the council chamber at Richmond, Va. The name of each cabinet member appears under their seat. Published by Thomas Kelly in New York.
CSA envelope depicting Jefferson Davis. The envelope also contains the following verse: "March to the battle field, The foe is on before us, Each heart is Freedom's shield, And Heaven's smile is o'er us."
1853 letter written by Jefferson Davis, while he was the acting Secretary of the Navy. The letter authorizes the discharge of ship's cook Robert Johnson on board the USS Union. Letter is addressed to George Read, Commandant of the Philadelphia Navy...
Painting of Jefferson Davis giving Joseph Patton a silver dollar on retreat from Richmond. The scene is fictional. Mr. Patton was a resident of Hamsphire, Tennessee, and is buried at Mt. Pisgah Cemetery. Artist was Mildred Hartsfield.
Hotel tap bell. This bell is reported to be the same style bell as the bell used at the Galt House in Louisville, Kentucky, during the Civil War. The Galt House was a meeting place for Federal generals during the Civil War. Brig. Gen. Jefferson...
Letter written by Frank (Benjamin Franklin) McCutchen to his father during the war. In the letter, McCutchen tells his father of his illness with typhoid-pneumonia. Due to his poor health, McCutchen paid for a replacement to fulfill his service in...
Two $5 Confederate notes with image of Jefferson Davis in lower left corner. Promises to pay bearer five dollars "two years after ratification of a treaty of peace between the Confederate States and the United States."
Lined stationery from Ft. Pillow, Tenn. Imprinted with the seal of the Confederate States of America, including a likeness of President Jefferson Davis, and the words, "Men of the South? A free-born race, They vouch a patriot line; Ready the...
Letter from Nancy Norris Warlick to her husband, Pvt. John N. Warlick, Co. G, 55th (Brown's) Tenn. Vol. Inf. Regt., CSA., written on paper imprinted with the CSA seal and image of Jefferson Davis. She reacts to the recent news that her husband had...
Pro-Confederate newspaper published on the run in Tennessee in advance of Federal occupation. This particular issue was published in Murfreesboro, Tenn., reporting on war news and the presence of CSA President Jefferson Davis, who was in town....
The parole of Pvt. Thomas J. Lee, Co. E, 4th Tenn. (Starnes') Cav. Regt., CSA, includes a notation about Dibrill's Brigade. It describes Pvt. Lee as 5-foot-8 with black hair, dark eyes, and a dark complexion. The document includes the official...
The photograph includes Asa Stone Lee, Nancy Jacobs Lee, Thomas Jefferson Lee, Mary Jane Lee Nesbit, Robert Lee, John Jacobs Lee, and several others. Most of the men served in the Civil War. Robert Lee was killed and Asa was wounded in the war. The...
This photograph pictures Confederate veterans who were attending the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. The image was taken by Frank J. McCann of 721 Jefferson Ave., Scranton, Pa.
