One-page form that constitutes the official release of John Morrisey, private in the 10th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry, from service in the United States Army, issued May 29, 1865.
One-page printed discharge form contains handwritten information concerning the soldier's service, description, civilian occupation, and reason for leaving the military. His company, regiment, and brigade commanders have all signed the discharge....
Double-sided, one-page printed Form No. 4 contains handwritten information about the soldier's service, his description, and any pay or compensation that is due to him upon his discharge from service. This certificate of accounts also functions as...
W. M. Canada's application to a Confederate Veteran's Home from January 4, 1901. Canada presents proof of his service and wounds obtained during combat in the U. S. Civil War in service of the Confederacy. The application was rejected without...
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Two soldiers take a break from patrol near Vung Chua Mountain. The soldiers, wearing boonie hats and military-style caps, sit in tall weeds with mountains in the background. A hand grenade can be seen on one soldier's equipment belt. Note: a...
Certificate to be given a soldier at the time of his discharge for P. Griffan, a Private of Captain H. B. Cunningham's Company of the 15th Regiment of Tenn. Vols.
Long is writing "few lines which will bring sorrow and grief upon you and family the death of your Dear Companion J. E. Scott." He tells Mrs. Scott that her husband died on April 6 in an Atlanta hosspital. Long goes on to say that he is sending the...
Issued to J. W. [John Wesley] McDonough, 12th Tenn. Vols., USA, by Tennessee Commissioner of Registration. The document states that McDonough was honorably discharged from the army and that he is entitled to vote. Signed by J. N. Puckett. McDonough...
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...
Abner Arnold served in the 1st Ark. Cav. Regt., CSA, and resided in Trenton, Tenn. He filed for Soldier's Pension S11223 and his wife, Ellie, for Widow's Pension W6155.
This bucket was found in a closet with a Confederate soldier's uniform. According to a family story, the buckets were issued to some Confederate soldiers at the end of the war by the Federal army. The soldiers were told to take the buckets and go...
