These two pages each have a heading - "Kriege Relief" and "In the Dark of Night - Nuenberg," but nothing has been drawn. It appears that what Mitchener calls "Nuenberg" is the city of Nuremberg in south central Germany.
This is the table of contents page for Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr.'s journal during his stay as a POW in Germany during World War II. He has created his own list, with sections such as "Cellmates," "Our Creed," and "The B-17."
This page is a continuation of a list of RAF (Royal Air Force) expressions. Three phrases are shown: "A gentle weave," "Brassed off," and "A genhat." It is likely that this page was never completed.
These two pages each have a heading - "Same Monotony Until" and "Exodus Once More" but nothing has been drawn. It appears that Mitchener did not have the time to draw what he wanted under each title heading.
Dishcharge papers for Newton Worth Narramore, Company E, 6th Regiment, Tennessee Mounted Infantry Volunteers. Narramore enlisted on August 11, 1864. He was wounded (shot in the leg) and discharged on June 13, 1865, in Nashville. Narramore was from...
New York Herald featuring the account of the Lincoln assassination. The bylines include, "Important Assassination of President Lincoln. The President Shot at the Theatre Last Evening. Secretary Seward daggered in his bed but not mortally wounded."
Spencer carbine repeating firearm. It holds seven .52 caliber cartridges in a tubular magazine that is housed in the buttstock. It was a popular firearm for cavalrymen because they could fire several times without having to reload after each...
Hotel tap bell. This bell is reported to be the same style bell as the bell used at the Galt House in Louisville, Kentucky, during the Civil War. The Galt House was a meeting place for Federal generals during the Civil War. Brig. Gen. Jefferson...
Colt model 1862 police revolver with a half rebated cylinder. It is a 5 shot .36 caliber. Its serial number is 20067. It was reported to have been used during the Civil War. The revolver belonged to Capt. William Armstead Marshall, CSA.
24 lbs., solid shot, 5 5/8 in diameter cannonball. Found at the base of Missionary Ridge, Chattanooga, Tennessee, in the rifle pit area. Close to present day McCauley tunnels on the west side.
Photograph of Lt. Col. Peril Columbus Haynes of the 4th Tenn. Cav., CSA. This was Starnes-McLemore's regiment. Haynes was from Chapel Hill, Marshall County, Tenn. He was wounded Feb. 3, 1863, at Fort Donelson. He was shot in the head but lived to...
Model 1860 saber, Union-made but carried by John W. Byerley, 1st Lt., Co. A, 61st Tenn. Mtd. Inf. Regt., CSA. As accounted by his widow's pension application, Byerley became ill while at Vicksburg and was sent home on furlough to Rheatown, Greene...
Artillery shell fragments from spherical case shot. The shells had hollow balls with fuses so they would explode over target. The fragments were most likely from a 12-lb. Napoleon.
Two-shot found in downtown Memphis by donor's father in vicinity of east Beale Street & Hunt-Phelan House during 1960s-era urban renewal. The Hunt-Phelan House was used by large numbers of occupying Union soldiers during the war.
