Written on U. S. Christian Commission stationery to "Dear Brother" from A. J., J. A., and W. T. Easley. "We went under a flag of truce and I can tell you John it did not look right to see the Jonnys and Yankees all mixed up together Looks like war...
Wooden spoon hand carved by John Marshall Akin, Co. B, 53rd Ga. Inf. Regt., Simms' Brigade, McClaw's Division, Longstreet's Corps. Akin, a resident of Barnesville, Ga, served one year in the army. He then served three years as a hospital nurse...
William Preston McNabb (born 1845) was killed in late part of 1864. Brothers were in Co. E, 9th Cav. Regt., USA, under command of Col. James Patton Brownlow.
William & Sara McDonald's wedding photograph. The couple were married on June 2, 1856. William (1838-1899) joined Co. C, Gantt's 9th Bn., Tenn. Cav. Regt., CSA, during the war. He fought at Forts Henry and Donelson (1862). Unlike most at Ft....
Voter registration certificate for Confederate veteran J. L. Gee. Gee served as a private in Co. B, 7th Tenn. Cav. Regt., CSA. The registration is signed by W. T. Rice, Comm'r of Registration for Tipton County, Tenn.
United States Bureau of Pensions form No. 780,434 issued to Lottie Waldrup, widow of Union soldier William Waldrup, Co. F., 6th Tenn. Cav. Regt., USA. The form states that Lottie will receive $12 per month beginning in March 1914, payable...
United States Bureau of Pensions form No. 529,859 issued to William Waldrup, Pvt., Co. F, 6th Tennessee Cavalry Regt., USA. The form states that William will receive $12 per month, payable quarterly beginning in February 1913. Waldrup was a farmer...
United Confederate Veterans (UCV) reunion uniform of Col. Mathes, Co. I, 18th Tenn. Regt., CSA. It has a medal inscribed with "35th Annual Reunion Dallas 1925, UCV."
UCV uniform of Sgt. John Cloar, Co. A, 33rd Tenn. Inf. Regt., CSA, of Union City, Tenn. On the vest is a Southern Cross of Honor bestowed by the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) and battle flag pin. A Confederate flag handkerchief is in...
U. S. Springfield rifle, model 1873, "trapdoor loader." The rifle belonged to Col. Mathes, Co. I, 18th Tenn. Regt., CSA. The model 1873 trapdoor Springfield was the first-ever standard issued breech-loading rifle for the U.S. Army.
Two-page letter from Arthur H. Harris of Monroe, Louisiana, to his brother George Carroll Harris of Nashville. He writes of his recruiting expedition and his rifle company, of recruits hankering for action, of George's desire for a chaplaincy, and...
Tintype of James William Sarver (1841-1862), 2nd Tenn. Inf. Regt., CSA. Sarver is wearing an Army of Tennessee, CSA, uniform and a badge of secession. He was mortally wounded at the Battle of Shiloh.
Tintype of Dock Monroe Smith (1841-1926). Smith fought for the Confederacy as a sergeant with Co. C, Holman's Battalion, Tenn. Partisan Rangers and then with Co. E, 11th Tenn. Cav. Regt. He served under Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, participating in...
Thomas Garton Newton McCord enlisted in the Confederate Army on Dec. 9, 1861, in Hickman County, by Capt. Nunley and served with Co. A, 48th Tenn. Inf. Regt. He died in Columbus, Miss., in a hospital on June 21, 1862. He contracted pneumonia and...
This wood drum Confederate canteen belonged to Pvt. Charles E. Sneed, Co. F, 4th (Starnes'-McClemore's) Tenn. Cav. Regt., CSA. Sneed carved his initials into the canteen. He enlisted November 26, 1861. Co. F was known as "The Williamson County...
This uniform belonged to Sgt. John Cloar, Co. A, 33rd Tenn. Inf. Regt., CSA, of Union City, Tenn. It consists of pants and a sack coat, which has simple dome buttons with the letters U.C.V. The suit has a label from Coble & Claggett of Union City,...
This sword likely belonged to Col. Alfred Harris Abernathy, 53rd Tenn. Inf. Regt., CSA. Harris joined the Confederate Army on Dec. 6, 1861, after his brother John died of wounds sustained at the Battle of Cheat Mt., W. Va. Col. Harris surrendered...
This saber belonged to Capt. Leonidas O. Paris, Co. D, 4th Miss. Inf. Regt., CSA. He was killed at the Battle of Franklin on Nov. 30, 1864. The sword was taken as a trophy by Sgt. Elijah Kellogg, Co. C, 74th Ill. Inf. Regt. after the battle, along...
