.58 caliber, cap-and-ball muzzle loader made by gunsmith around 1849 in Townsend, Tennessee. Used by Adam Wilson (1841-1919). He carried it throughout the Civil War. The brass trigger guard possibly made out of brass candle stick. Wilson was a...
Front view of York Institute in Fentress County. It is a large brick or stone building set amid pines, and has multiple windows and a low sloped roof. The words "York Institute" are laid out on the grass in the foreground.
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.
This etching shows the private coach of Andrew Jackson as it appeared to Bernardt Wall on his visit to the Hermitage Farm, as he called the property. The door, to the coach, is open and the steps are down. This drawing was made available through...
Application for the Association of Confederate Soldiers for John W. Hods (born Havins County, Georgia) who was a private in Co. D, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, Army of Tennessee. Bivouac No. 18.
Application of William H. Adams requesting back pay for his service as a private in the 1st Tennessee Infantry Regiment commanded by Captain Andrew J. Garrison and Colonel A. E. Garret. He claims he was wrongfully declared a deserter. Application...
A pen and ink drawing of the Baltimore City Assembly Room. Shows a large two-story Georgian building. On the roof is an American flag. The caption reads: "City Assembly Room and Library, Baltimore, Md., where a banquet was given Andrew Jackson,...
Schools; Rural schools; Public schools; Educational facilities
Side view of Bells Consolidated Rosenwald School in Crockett County. The prim-looking white schoolhouse has multiple windows and is set in a withered cornfield.
"Psalms and Hymns adapted to social, private and public worship in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church." The book was published in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1859.
CSA cavalry sword and scabard that belonged to Jacob Cruse of Lincoln County, Tennessee. Cruse enlisted at George's Store on April 29, 1861. He served until April 27, 1862, and was discharged. Cruse re-enlisted on April 29, 1863, as a private in...
Christopher Ammons with Pvt. Smith (Smitty), a 35-year-old veteran of the Korean War who volunteered for Vietnam. The faces of the two soldiers are complete but the picture, which was probably torn from a photo-booth strip, has jagged edges at top...
