43rd Tennessee Veterans Reunion. Pictured are J. C. Giles, J. W. Whipple, Lt. J. S. Ferguson, Capt. John Tonkin, A. A. Williams, J. L. Rigsby, J. L. Stigar, G. H. Wade, T. J. Robinson, J. C. Watson, W. S. Roddy, J. M. Culton, J. E. Stiger, A. J....
"War history of Carson Reed Orr who enlisted in Co. H, 3rd (Clack's) Tennessee Infantry Regiment, commanded by C. H. Walker." Brief memoir and letter written in 1916 by his brother C. J. Orr to his son, Billie Mack Orr. Both brothers, Carson R. Orr...
Deathbeds; Bedrooms; Women; Politicians; Presidents; Children
A group of mourners, which include Sam Houston, his wife, and his son, surround the deathbed of former President Andrew Jackson. Two lit candles can be seen next to his bed.
A small leather-bound Bible picked up on a Georgia battlefield. Within the Bible is a handwritten letter from a mother to her son. Birth and marriage dates are included for William Wiley Dunn and Mary H. E. Vineyard and their children Wiliam,...
Correspondence; Cities & towns; Campaigns & battles; Troop movements; Surrenders; Military retreats; Generals; Civil Wars; War
A three-page letter dated February 28, 1862, from John S. Brien to John C. Crittenden. Brien rejoices that Buell's troops "occupied the city and country without the necessity of shedding one drop of blood." He argues that property rights must be...
African American Confederate veteran Rueben Patterson is photographed with Mary Gardner Patterson, the granddaughter of Josiah Patterson. Reuben accompanied his master's son, Col. Josiah Patterson, 5th Ala. Cav. Regt., CSA, throughout the Civil...
Alvin C. York standing with four other men. The man to York's right is Jesse Lasky, legendary film producer, who was the primary producer for the 1941 film, "Sergeant York," about York's exploits in the First World War. Lasky's son, Jesse Jr.,...
Alvin York (center) standing with film producer Jesse Lasky (right of York) and his son Jesse Jr. (left of York) in front of a building in Jamestown, Tennessee. Two other men can be seen talking to the left of York and his associates, and a man...
Bill of sale for one slave, Simon, aged twenty-two, for the sum of $968 to Robert B. Maupin. During the Civil War, Maupin's family split among Union and Confederate lines. One son, Robert Caruthers Maupin, fought for the Union while the other son,...
Black and white two-sided propaganda leaflet conveys the anguish of a mother as she cries over the image she envisions of her son, killed in fighting. The leaflet number is on the front (SP.2141). The reverse contains a list of eleven...
Broadside depicting a soldier with rifle and wearing full field dress who stands kneeling before Columbia in front of a flag and other soldiers. Two fascii frame the image. Text states the image is dedicated to Sam White, Private, Company E,...
Patent medicines; Pamphlets; Leaflets; Government officials; Advertising; Promotional materials
Brochure advertising a patent medicine named "Taylor's Cherokee Remedy." Included in the booklet are line drawings of major Confederate figures, including Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, and Stonewall Jackson. Also included are several poems and...
Cabinet card of Confederate veteran James (Jim) Maupin. The son of Robert B. Maupin and Nancy Wood Maupin, James sided with the Confederate cause during the war while his brother, Robert C. Maupin, fought for the Union.
Cabinet card of Sgt. Robert Caruthers Maupin, Co. F, 5th Tenn. Cav. Regt., USA, standing in uniform with one hand tucked into his jacket. The son of Robert B. Maupin and Nancy Wood Maupin, Robert Caruthers fought for the Union against his brother,...
Capt. Eugene Jackson, Co. G, 29th Tenn. Inf. Regt., CSA, of Jonesborough, Tenn. was a graduate of Virginia Military Institute, served under General Stonewall Jackson, and was killed at Murfreesboro, Tenn. He was the son of Brig. Gen. Alfred Eugene...
Certificate of pardon and amnesty for John Overton of Davidson County, Tenn., "for all offences by him committed, arising from participation, direct or implied, in the said [Rebellion]," under conditions issued by President Andrew Johnson. The...
Certifies that J. W. [John Wesley] McDonough of Hickman County has permission to carry arms for "home defence." Issued by order of the governor (William G. Brownlow) and signed by his son, Tennessee Adj. Gen. James P. Brownlow.
Cooper was the son of artist Washington Cooper. He belonged to the 20th Tennessee Infantry and enlisted as a private. He mustered out as a captain. We have James Litton Cooper's diary at TSLA.
Copyprint of tintype of Peggy Jane Brinkley (far right) and an unidentified woman sitting in a horse-drawn buggy. Marion Houston Brinkley, Peggy Jane's son, sits on her lap. An unidentified man stands to the side with his arm resting on the buggy....
