Document dated July 30th, 1863, assigning Sgt. Zina B. Chatfield as Orderly Sgt., 12th La. Inf. Regt., Vols. of African Descent. Signed by T. S. Binert, Assistant Adjutant General, by order of Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. Chatfield had been...
Orders issued by Gen. Ulysses S. Grant appointing Sgt. Zina B. Chatfield of Co. A, 4th Regt., Minn. Inf. Vols., USA, Orderly Sgt., in the 12th Regt. of Louisiana Volunteers of African Descent. Signed by John Aaron Rawlins, Assistant Adjutant...
Discharge of service for Capt. Zina B. Chatfield, 6th Miss. Regt., Vols. of African Descent. Issued at Headquarters, Dept. of the Tennessee, Vicksburg, Miss., Oct. 5, 1863. Zina Bradley Chatfield (1828-1923)
Special orders for the promotion of Jacob Johnson, Co. E, 2nd Tenn. Cav. Regt., from sergeant to 2nd Lt. By order of Col. H. M. Ashby, Commanding Brigade, and J. H. I. Frierson Jr., Acting Asst. Adj. Gen.
Certificate of discharge for Cpl. William Waldrup, Co. F (David Dickinson's), 6th Tenn. Cav. Regt., USA. Waldrup, a native of Hardin County, enrolled on September 21, 1862. He was discharged from service on July 26, 1865 at Pulaski, Tenn., by...
Handmade Tennessee Dog River sword (Confederate) has an unstopped blade, brass hilt, and oilskin grip bound with wire. Belonged to John Knox Womack, Co. D, 8th Tenn. Cav. Regt. Born in 1844, he was ordained a Freewill Baptist minister around 1869...
Special orders issued from the Provost Marshal's Office to divide guard. The orders specify that "the guard will be divided into squads of two men one of which must be competent to examine passports." The orders are signed by "John Bain, Capt &...
Special Orders No. 54 appointing a military commission to convene at the Pulaski courthouse for "the trial of persons as may be properly brought before it." Maj. C. H. Bures, 16th Ill. Cav., Capt. Erwin Ellis, 8th Mich. Cav., Capt. Joseph Hasty,...
Special order released Lewis S. Hodge (written as "Hodges" on the document) from the military prison in Nashville, Tenn. in "consideration of his age and feeble health." He had been imprisoned on a charge of harboring guerillas. Hodge was from...
A 24 page soft-cover program of the Nineteenth Annual Fair of the Bedford County Agriculture Society held in Shelbyville, Tennessee beginning on September 5, 1889. The booklet includes lists of stockholders, advertisements, and the agricultural...
A 134 page soft-cover program of the Sixth Annual Fair of the Rutherford County Agriculture Society held near Murfreesboro, Tennessee, beginning on September 10, 1889. The booklet includes lists of stockholders, advertisments, and the agricultural...
A fold-out chart, with illustrations, of threshing and other farm equipment manufactured by Minard Harder of Cobleskill, N.Y. Included is price chart, testimonials of satisfied customers, and illustraions of the awards won by the Minard Harder...
A fifty-six page catalogue pertaining to the manufacturing of sorghum in Tennessee with detailed descriptions of various machinery utilized in the production of sorghum. The full title is "Southern Sorgo Manual: Containing a Catalogue of Cane...
Two-page typed Special Order No. 188 contains military orders for a number of individuals plus a short note to his parents concerning his orders. On page two of the document are the orders assigning Christopher Ammons to his Vietnam unit. The note...
Thirteen-page paperback booklet detailing the progress made in the creation of the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park. Also included are maps and photographs of various unit memorials.
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.
Black and white photograph of the Negro Building, located at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition in Nashville, Tennessee. In front of the building is Lake Watauga.
