Letter from Governor William G. Brownlow on Governor's Office letterhead. Letter is dated September 25, 1867 and has been laminated. This letter orders the state militia to enforce the franchise.
Portrait photographs; Military officers; Military uniforms; Militias; Insignia
Jacob McGavock Dickinson, commander of the Second Brigade (Middle Tennessee) of the Tennesseee State Guard. The Brigadier General is wearing his military uniform with the Tennessee State Guard insignia shoulder patch prominently displayed. The...
Letter dated Feb. 19, 1943, from the captain of the Sixth Regiment of the Tenn. State Guard to Gov. Prentice Cooper bringing to his attention the expert marksmanship of Sergeant Cecil H. Kelley. Enclosed with this letter are two rifle targets...
Two typed sheets of paper. The first is a physical examination form for qualification in the Tennessee State Guard. The second is an application for state commission as an officer in the Tennessee State Guard.
Two maps illustrating the so-called Lakeland Plan or Plan B, which was an internal security plan of the Second Infantry Brigade of the Tennessee State Guard during World War II.
Military officers; Military uniforms; Militias; Military training; Military education
Tennesse State Guard officers who attended military training at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia in 1942. There are approximately forty-three officers in the photograph.
Militias; Military officers; Military maneuvers; Military headquarters; Military facilities; Military intelligence
The men of the Headquarters of the Second Brigade, Tennessee State Guard, are shown performing various duties which would be expected of them. They are pictured seated behind desks, on the telephone, examining maps, and monitoring radio equipment.
Military officers; Military uniforms; Militias; Military life; Military facilities; Military exchanges; Universities & colleges
Brig. General Jacob M. Dickinson visiting with a clerk at the Officers' Post Exchange at Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tennessee. In the background are well-stocked shelves showing items available to officers.
Militias; Military uniforms; Schools; Military training; Military education
Officers of Headquarters and Staff, 2nd Brigade, 2nd, 7th, and 10th Regiments of the Tennessee State Guard. These men are attending Brigade Officers' School at Vanderbilt University.
Officer from the Tennessee State Guard standing at the front of the room. He has a rifle balanced on the lecturn and a target propped behind him that reads "Today - The Bull's Eye; Tomorrow - The Enemy."
Militias; Military uniforms; Schools; Military education; Military training
Officers and their staffs of the Second Brigade who attended a school of military application at Vanderbilt University under the direction of Army officers of the Fourth Service Command.
