Letter to Miss Mary (Mollie) Pearre from unknown writer, who was a prisoner at Elmira in New York, Ward Number 38. The letter discusses slavery and inquires after the health of the family. The two were cousins. See Mary L. Pearre Diary &...
Letter from J. W. Hewlins to his cousin, Mary Pearre. Hewlins was a prisoner of war in Elmira, New York, Ward 16. The letter discusses Hewlins oath of allegiance to the Union. See Mary L. Pearre Diary & Photographs, TSLA Microfilm # 1957.
A letter from J. W. Huline (?) to his cousin, Mary (Mollie) Pearre. Huline was a prisoner of war in Elmira, New York., Ward 38, Barricks No. 3. See Mary L. Pearre Diary & Photographs, TSLA Microfilm # 1957.
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....
Letter from 1st Lt. John A. Crutchfield, Co. F, 20th (Russell's) Tenn. Cav. Regt., part of Nathan Bedford Forrest's command in northern Mississippi in "Camp Near Oxford, Miss." Crutchfield states that "the Yanks have all gone back to Memphis" after...
Letter from 1st Lt. John A. Crutchfield, Co. F, 20th (Russell's) Tenn. Cav. Regt., part of Nathan Bedford Forrest's command in northern Mississippi describing recent battle (Battle of Harrisburg?) in Mississippi and his unit's losses. Crutchfield...
Letter from 1st Lt. John A. Crutchfield, Co. F, 20th (Russell's) Tenn. Cav. Regt., part of Nathan Bedford Forrest's command in northern Mississippi . Crutchfield expresses confusion over where his unit will go next: Middle Tennessee or Memphis....
Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) items in wooden frame. The most striking is a veteran's medal made with a silk U.S. flag suspended from a spread-eagle pin. A five-pointed star hangs from the flag. Also included are two GAR buttons, a GAR cap...
Mrs. Reeves wearing a lace collar and dress. The photograph was taken in Jonesboro[ugh], Tenn., by L. W. Keen. Catherine ws the wife of Capt. Thomas H. Reeves, USA.
Postcard with an image of Confederate veteran Sgt. Isaac A. Shoun (1843-1923), 13th Tenn. Cav. Regt., CSA, and Will Greever on the L & N railway on their way to the St. Louis World's Fair. The back of the card reads in part, "Dear Sarahwill leave...
Oath of allegiance sworn by Mrs. Maria L. (Louise) Chapman. Mrs. Chapman's physical characteristics are described: height 5 feet, 2 inches; light complexion; blue eyes; and light hair. At the time of the oath, she lived in Catahoula, Louisiana. She...
Letter from J. L. Davenport, Commissioner of Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, denying Clarissa Beeler of Henry Beeler's pension. Beeler served as a private in Co. A, 12th Tenn. Cav. Regt., USA.
Morris provides his cousins with news of the deaths of his mother and Laura [relationship unstated]. He relates his hardships caused by the war and writes, "Life is the running of a race and Death the goal, so then let us look a head to that time...
New Testament found on the Shiloh battlefield the day after the battle ended. Note the water stains as well as the autograph page. It belonged to 1st Sgt. Martin L. Calhoun of Peoria, Ill., of Co. E., 11th Ill. Vol. Cav. Regt., USA, commanded by...
Photograph of the Pinewood Plantation cotton mill. In the center front are two sisters, Attie Griffin and Mattie McCaleb. The Pinewood cotton mill was established by S. L. Graham, who moved to Hickman County from North Carolina. He began his career...
Crayon print of Nancy Taylor Kinzer by John L. White Photography. Nancy was reportedly educated at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She married John Wesley Kinzer. Her brother, John Taylor, served in the Confederate Army at Shiloh....
