This page in Mitchener's diary shows three more men being added to his POW camp quarters in room five, even though there is not enough space. Mitchener lists their names, which are John R. Hanzlik [Pennsylvania], John F. Hodges (Tennessee) and...
Seven handwritten pages, in ink, of a letter from various Cherokee leaders to Tennessee Governor Joseph McMinn discussing the removal of Cherokees west of the Mississippi. Notation at top: "For the Raleigh Register." At end of letter: "A True Copy...
John Thomas, a Confederate guerrilla from Washington County, Tenn. carried this .44 caliber 1860 model Colt army revolver. It is Union issue, number 116925. According to family history, Thomas "took it off a dead Yankee."
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While TSLA houses an item, it does not necessarily hold the copyright on the item, nor may it be able to determine if the item is still protected under current copyright law. Users are solely responsible for determining the existence of such...
While TSLA houses an item, it does not necessarily hold the copyright on the item, nor may it be able to determine if the item is still protected under current copyright law. Users are solely responsible for determining the existence of such...
43rd Tennessee Veterans Reunion. Pictured are J. C. Giles, J. W. Whipple, Lt. J. S. Ferguson, Capt. John Tonkin, A. A. Williams, J. L. Rigsby, J. L. Stigar, G. H. Wade, T. J. Robinson, J. C. Watson, W. S. Roddy, J. M. Culton, J. E. Stiger, A. J....
Eight-page promotional pamphlet advertising ten five-thousand-acre tracts of land for sale in 1881 known as the Manning Lands. The parcels of land were located in Overton, Fentress, and Morgan counties. A fold-out map is included showing the...
5th Tenn. Confederate Veterans. The photograph was taken in front of the Confederate Memorial in Paris, Tennessee. An inscription on the back lists the following individuals: "Top row: A. H. Hancock, J. W. Bowden, Pack Orr, J. Watt Allen, Jack...
Federal columbiad guns mounted on tinclads probably fired this 7-inch Dyer shell at Confederate fortifications on Island No. 10. The island surrendered to Gen. John Pope on April 8, 1862. The shell is on permanent exhibit at the Carnegie Center in...
A three-page narrative describing the 1869 wedding of Thomas Green Ryman to Mary Elizabeth Baugh. The narrative describes the wedding ceremony and the dresses worn by party-goers.
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,...
llustration depicting the failed impeachment proceedings against President Andrew Johnson, in which Radical Republicans are represented by a dead horse. Several individuals involved in the proceedings hold their noses against the "smell," including...
Five-verse poem by John A. May entitled "The Sons of Confederate Veterans." At the end of the poem, it states that it was reprinted from "Tall Pines," a collection of poems by John A. May.
A street in Jamestown, Tennessee. Numerous cars are parked on the street in front of shops and businesses. Businesses in the background include Jamestown Soda Pharmacy, Central Drug Company Drug Store, and a bank building. It is labeled as the...
John Conaster, Woody York, an unidentified boy, and an unidentified man pose in the woods with the prize, a turkey that was evidently shot by Mr. Conaster at this rifle shoot. Mr. Conaster is holding his rifle, and the child is standing behind the...
Washington County, New York General Affidavit in the matter of a pension claim of Amos P. Ingrohaus stating that his son, John H. Ingrohaus, was not killed in the Battle of Fair Oaks. John Ingrohaus was a member of Company l, 96th Regiment N. Y....
"An act for the establishment of Washington College in honor to the Illustrious President of the United States at Salem in Washington County." The act is handwritten and is five pages in length. The resolution passed at Knoxville on July 10,...
