Excerpts from the diary of William Luther Bigelow Lawrence. He details joining the Nashville Guards, the scarcity of provisions, and the surrender of Nashville. He proclaims the trampling of private rights by Federal soldiers, the fleeing of his...
Articles from the "Orchards and Garden" section of the inaugural, March 10, 1882, issue of the "Rural Record" conveying the emphasis placed on the growth of fruit in the state of Tennessee during this time period. On this page, comparisions are...
Two-page letter from J. W. Maybin of Vicksburg, Mississippi, to John S. Brien. The letter requests legal advice from John S. Brien, "one of the first legal minds in the United States," regarding his legal options after having seen much of his...
Letter from Joseph Gerald Branch in Davis Lake Plantation, Arkansas, to his wife, Mary, in Maury County, Tennessee. He is concerned that his letters are not reaching her, and he observes, "What is property or anything else compared to one's...
Letter from A. C. Montgomery to G. R. Rutledge describing status of business in Maryville, local elections resulting in the election of "Union men," the outcomes of battles involving Sterling Price, the death of Benjamin McCulloch, and the status...
Excerpts from a diary, 1834-1865, and memoir of early life, written by Jesse Cox (1793-1879), a Primitive Baptist minister and resident of Williamson County, Tennessee. He describes the hardships of life as an itinerant preacher, some religious...
Form No. 47 explaining the history of the command of Company K, 5th Regiment of the Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry, from March 1, 1863, to March 31, 1865. The company was commanded by Captain E. W. Bass, who was dismissed from service December 31,...
One sheet of typed paper containing the training schedule, special orders, and sick report of the Second Regiment of the Tennessee State Guard for their March 1943 maneuvers at Camp Forrest.
Prisoners of War; Guards; Horses; Cavalry; Horse artillery; War destruction & pillage; War damage; War; World War, 1914-1918
Germans taken prisoner by the Americans during the drive on the Hindenburg Line at Bellicourt and the Canal St. de Quentin march along a road under guard. The background of the image features buildings which have sustained heavy war damage. ...
This front-page obituary that appeared in the March 22, 1906, issue of the Manufacturers' Record for Joseph Buckner Killebrew highlighted his life-long devotion to agriculture. His contributions to the South with regard to agriculture, mining,...
An etching of the stone monument commemorating the birthplace of Andrew Jackson near Monroe County, N. C. The drawing is quite large and is inset with an image of the George McCamie house, said to be the site of the birth. It is inscribed: "Here...
Illustration in "Harper's Weekly," March 28, 1868, p. 193, shows President Andrew Johnson, attended by Col. W. G. Brown, being served an impeachment summons by George T. Brown, Sergeant-at-arms of the United States Senate, in the White House.
Militia commission of Halbert S. Rogers of Hawkins County, Tenn., as Captain, Company L, Eighth Regiment of Tennessee Cavalry. The commission is signed by Governor Andrew Johnson, March 1, 1865, and also carries the signature of Edward H. East,...
Excerpts from a small handwritten diary written by Nannie Haskins, a young girl of Clarksville, Tennessee. Provides an insight into the day to day activities of an observant young girl. Haskins was strongly in support of the Confederacy and loathed...
Social values; Domestic life; Soldiers; Military life; Military personnel; Military organizations; Armies; War; Cities & towns
Letter from Sarah Hamilton to her husband, John Hamilton. She discusees the loss of the property and the slaves. She bemoans: "How long will this unholy war continue?"
Color engraving of Union soldiers being greeted at a plantation home. An African Amreican family can be seen on the right, a group of women and children stand at the top of the stairs of the house.
Letter describes witnessing the execution of a man accused of spiking 26 guns at Fort Jackson outside New Orleans and enabling the "Yankeys" to capture New Orleans.
Inventory of the effects of Enos Thompson, Private, Co. D, 4th US Cavalry. Died March 15, 1863 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, following the Battle of Stones River. Includes physical description of soldier. Thompson is buried at the Stone River...
