This letter by Eliza Jane McReynolds of Blount County, Tennessee, to her brother Capt. Aaron McReynolds, USA, provides news of family and crops from home. Aaron Gamble McReynolds enlisted in Co. H, 2nd Tenn. Cav. Regt., USA. On June 4, 1864, he was...
Morris provides his cousins with news of the deaths of his mother and Laura [relationship unstated]. He relates his hardships caused by the war and writes, "Life is the running of a race and Death the goal, so then let us look a head to that time...
Letter from Pvt. John N. Warlick, Co. G, 55th (Brown's) Tenn. Vol. Inf. Regt., CSA, to his wife Nancy. The letter was written at the start of the 55th's encampment on Island No. 10, less than one month before its surrender to Union Gen. John Pope...
Letter from Sgt. David Mullins, Co. K, 41st Tenn. Inf. Regt., to his wife Genetia. He gives advice concerning farm management and provides news from the front.
A native of Gibson County, Tenn., Patterson (known as Berry), served as a private in Co. B, 47th Tenn. Inf. Regt., CSA. The oath provides his physical description as light complexion, dark brown hair, blue eyes, and 5-foot-7 1/2 inches tall.
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...
A group of women are walking down the bank of a river. A steamboat can be seen docking at the river. The women are wearing long dresses and hats. The steamboat is the "City of Memphis."
"The Naturalist" article, pages 166-167, about the difficulties of harvesting grapes. The article provides information on how to harvest a grape crop successfully. The author notes that native grapes are better suited to this country than foreign...
Strickland's watercolor drawing of the Tomb (Pyramid) of Caius Cestius, showing the pyramid in the foreground. Also shown are the Roman walls, and the Porta San Paolo gates. Also in the foreground is the Protestant Cemetery. Strickland provides...
Summary of 1912 health report for Gallatin written by the City Health Officer, Dr. W. N. Lackey. The report statistically addresses mortality rates and births and provides a partial breakdown by sex, race, and age. It examines causes of death,...
Broadsides; Announcements; Handbills; Fliers (printed matter); Plazas; Boots; General stores
Single-sheet public notice, printed on only one side, provides information, commentary, announcement, and advertisement concerning the opening of a new cash store in Fayetteville, Tennessee.
Advertisement for a "Grand Concert" featuring "Little Blind Maud Cook." It describes the agenda of musical and literary performances and provides background on the life of Maud Cook.
Reward poster issued by A. J. Tipton, Sheriff of Carter County, for the capture of Hiram Brown, wanted for the first degree killing of Wilson Mattox. Brown broke out of the Carter County Jail on July 25, 1848. The poster claims the governor will...
Broadside featuring a phrenological chart of murderer "John A. Murril" as performed by Dr. A. Crane, Professor of Phrenology, in 1844. It rates Murril's strongest traits under the categories of propensities, feelings, sentiments, perceptives, and...
Cover, Department of Defense pamphlet published for soldiers in combat in Vietnam. It provides text, illustrations, maps, and photographs. There are four chapters in the document, along with an appendix providing personal hygiene tips, a table,...
One-page document recording the retirement from military service of Jesse West of Smith County, Tennessee. The certificate provides West's rank, company, civilian occupation, and physical description. It is signed by three Confederate surgeons.
Correspondence; Children; Families; Mothers; Spouses; Civil Wars; War
Correspondence from Mary Guthrie Latta to her husband, Samuel R. Latta. This four-page letter provides information about the homelife of Mary Guthrie Latta since her husband's departure. She states that the family "is getting along as well and...
William Strickland's watercolor sketch of Pope Gregory XVI and representative sketches of members of the Capuchin Order. Also in the sketch is a cardinal receiving a papal blessing. Strickland provides a description of "Good Friday Services" and...
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