Letter from D. B. Cliffe to Moscow Branch Carter. Carter, from Franklin, Tennessee, served with Company H, 20th Tennessee Infantry, CSA until he was captured at Mill Springs, Kentucky in January 1862. Cliffe, the regimental surgeon, writes, "My...
Song sheet for the United Confederate Veterans reunion in Chattanooga, Tennessee, October 25-27, 1921. Song lyrics include "Dixie," "Maryland, my Maryland," "Old Black Joe," "The Bonnie Blue Flag," "The Old Folks at Home," "We're Tenting Tonight,"...
Letter between unknown individuals discussing the Civil War. The letter also talks about the homefront, the coming end of the war, and women marrying in house. See Mary L. Pearre Diary & Photographs, TSLA Microfilm # 1957.
Tintype of Joseph Eaton Rushing. The tintype is in its original case. Rushing wears a uniform jacket with brass buttons and a kepi. The image is deteriorated and marked with dark spottings. On reverse, an inscription reads, "Joe Rushing, ever will...
Letter to "Dear, Dear Wife" (J. E. Harrison) written by a soldier from Camp Jackson, 15 miles from Gallatin. The writer is enjoying good health, but wants to see his wife very much. "[I]t want be long till I will come to hold you to my bosem, the...
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...
Small, leather-bound volume with handwritten will and codicils of Philip Van Horn Weems of Bon Aqua, Tenn. Weems recounts having been wounded at Missionary Ridge and has been mortally wounded on July 22, 1864, outside of Atlanta. He asks in writing...
To "My Dear Wife and little ones," Scott writes of camp as the "greatest excuse of wickedness which we frigtined [sic] away into that retired, unfrequented corner, nestled down at the feet of Jesus." He has confidence that God will guide her in...
William Addison Abernathy, C. S. A., seated in uniform, gun in hand. Abernathy was killed in battle at Murfreesboro, Tennessee. On the back "Mammy's brother. See General Vaughn's book in my cedar chest." is written.
Diary of Louisa Dorothea Swan (1838-1900) of Bradley County, Tenn., describing her experiences during the war. An excerpt from January 3 is especially poignant. She writes: "Never has the desolation around us prayed so heavily on my heart as on...
Cabinet card of Civil War veteran, Andrew Baxter, 21st Tenn. Cav. Regt., CSA. The following is inscribed on the back of the image: "Andrew Baxter my uncle lost his arm in Civil War he is the father of Miss Ethel Baxter a head nurse at the Baptist...
Journal of Charles Newell Hammond (1835-1891). Hammond served with Co. F, 96th Ill. Vol. Inf. Regt., USA. The journal provides an account of the company's rations and expenses as well as his personal account of the mundane events of camp life. On...
B. F. (Benjamin Franklin) McCutchen was a private in Company I, 6th Kentucky Mounted Infantry, C. S. A.. His health deteriorated significantly during the war, prompting him to pay for a replacement to complete his service. In this letter, McCutchen...
Three pictures are shown on this scrapbook page. The first shows an African-American man and is labeled "My own dad." The second is an African-American boy and reads "me - summer '26." The third, also a young African-American boy, is labeled, "The...
Broadside lithograph features photographs of a company of American soldiers, with the men photographed in threes and set into a large blue horseshoe design ornamented with gold stars and topped by an eagle. A central photograph shows an...
Advertisement for F. Lee Bailey "The Defense Never Rests" speech at Vanderbilt University. The event was organized by the Student Government Association at Vanderbilt and is free with a Vandy I.D. or $3.00 for the General Public.
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Letter from Arthur H. Harris to his brother George Carroll Harris in Nashville. He writes of the pervading excitement that has surrounded the 1860 presidential election in his area. Though he is glad the contest is over, he acknowledges the death...
