Oath of allegiance taken and signed by James Dillahunty, a native of Tipton County, Tenn. During the war, Dillahunty served as a private in Co. B, 7th Tenn. Cav. Regt., CSA. A US five-cent George Washington stamp is affixed to the certificate.
Blank Confederate service oath form. The signing soldier would affirm to bear true faith and yield obedience to the Confederate States of America and observe the orders of the President of the Confederate States and of the officers appointed,...
One-page printed and handwritten Board of Trade affidavit represents the oath of Joseph Ambrose that the supplies for which he requests transportation are a requirement for his family in Nashville and will be used solely for that purpose. Surveyor...
One-page printed and handwritten Board of Trade affidavit represents the oath of Henry Rhoser that the photographic supplies he requires for retail sale in Nashville will be used for approved purposes and that he is a loyal citizen. The attached...
One-page printed and handwritten Board of Trade affidavit represents the oath of J. N. Rhodes that the stationery supplies that he requires for his retail business in Nashville will be used for approved purposes and that he is a loyal citizen. The...
One-page printed and handwritten Board of Trade affidavit represents the oath of S. S. Riddleburger that the restaurant supplies that he requires for his retail business in Nashville will be used for approved purposes and that he is a loyal...
One-page printed and handwritten Board of Trade affidavit represents the oath of R. G. Page that the dry goods supplies that he requires for his retail business in Nashville will be used for approved purposes and that he is a loyal citizen. The...
Call to the District Court of the Confederate States of America in Nashville by Clerk Jacob McGavock for N. E. Alloway. Alloway is the garnishee, answering the interrogatories of the Court dealing with property and allegiances. Authorization...
Certificate of parole for Leander H. Russ, a cavalry escort of General Nathan Bedford Forrest, from Camp Chase, Ohio, issued by W. P. Richardson, Commandant of Prisons. The certificate includes a physical description of Russ and a notarized letter...
Two documents detailing the parole and oath of allegiance taken by Thomas P. Reed. The document gives a physical description of Reed and is signed by Provost Marshal A. G. Brady.
Letter from Thomas Crutchfield Jr. to James R. Hood. Crutchfield makes an effort to prove his loyalty to the Union by recounting his opposition to secession, his informing the Federals of troop movements, his supplying of the Union army with...
Pass granting permission to W. M. Cox to visit "East Tennessee at Pleasure" provided he does not "communicate in writing, or verbally, for publication any fact ascertained, which, if known to the enemy might be injurious to the Confederate States...
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...
Certificate of pardon and amnesty for John Overton of Davidson County, Tenn., "for all offences by him committed, arising from participation, direct or implied, in the said [Rebellion]," under conditions issued by President Andrew Johnson. The...
Includes commission for Charles A. Nash, 97th Tenn. Militia (Confederate), June 23, 1848, signed by Gov. Neill Brown; Nash's 1864 oath of allegiance signed at Scottsboro, Ala.; handwritten commission for 1st Lt. C. A. Nash, 97th Tenn. Militia, July...
