Letter from John Wesley Teague to his father. Teague discusses whether or not he should purchase land. He states that if his father wants to buy the land he will furnish him sixty dollars. Teague served as a messenger with the 9th Tenn. Vol. Cav....
Letter from John Wesley Teague to his wife Sarah. Teague discusses other "boyes" from home that he has seen and how they are doing. He states that Martin Brock, with the 3rd Tenn. Regt., came as a prisoner and the other soldiers convinced him to...
Non-military bag that could have been used during the Civil War and hooked onto a horse's saddle. The item was carried by Jackson Green from Luther, Hancock County, Tennessee. He was in Co. B, 1st Regt., Tenn. Vol. Cav., USA. Some of the bag is...
Civil War-era mirror that may have been used by Jackson Green, Co. B., 1st Regt., Tenn. Vol. Cav., USA. He was from Luther, Hancock County, Tennessee. The item has a hole that was drilled into it, likely after the Civil War.
Ribbon and pin marking the 3rd annual reunion of the 23rd Maine Vol. Inf. Regt. A medallion is attached to the bottom of the blue silk ribbon. The medallion includes a scene from a Union encampment on one side and the Maine state seal on the other...
Double-cased studio portraits of Oliver Rodgers (ambrotype) and unidentified boy (tintype). Rodgers, Co. G, 44th Ill. Vol. Inf., USA, poses in uniform with his left hand resting inside coat at chest level. The boy, dressed in suit and tie, is...
Letter from Oliver Rodgers to his sister, dated April 11, 1865, Blew Springs, Tenn. Oliver writes of Gen. Lee surrendering his army to Gen. Grant. "Col. Russell was at Midway [probably Greene Co.] and heard the firing in the camp and thought that...
History of the 83rd Ind. Vol. Inf. Regt. by J. Grecian of Co. A. Published in Cincinnati, 1865. Book belonged to Samuel Stewart, possibly of Putnam County. Family lore has it that Samuel was working in a field when he was kidnapped by Yankees and...
Studio portrait of Oliver Rodgers, Co. G, 44th Ill. Vol. Inf., USA, wearing uniform and kepi. His cheeks are hand-tinted, and his left hand rests inside his frock coat at chest level. Rodgers enlisted in Chicago and fought at Perryville, Stones...
Civil War veteran William A. Newell and his family. Newell served with the 99th Ohio Vol. Inf. Regt., USA. After the war, he moved his family to Daisy, Tennessee.
Civil War veteran William A. Newell, 9th Ohio Vol. Inf. Regt., USA, lying in an open casket draped with the United States flag. The casket sits in a parlor room and is surrounded by flowers.
Elderly Civil War veteran, William A. Newell, 99th Ohio Vol. Inf. Regt., USA, sitting in a rocking chair on his porch. His legs are crossed and his hat rests on his knee.
Military discharge certificate for Pvt. William A. Newell, W. Y. Erline's Co. A, 50th Ohio Vol. Inf. Regt., USA. Newall enlisted on July 26, 1862 and discharged on June 26, 1865 at Salisbury, N. C. The 99th Ohio Vol. Inf. Regt. was consolidated...
Oath of Identity for William A. Newell, Pvt., W. Y. Erline's Co. A, 50th Ohio Vol. Inf. Regt., USA. The 99th Ohio Vol. Inf. Regt. was consolidated with the 50th Ohio Vol. Inf. Regt. in December 1864.
Discharge papers for Pvt. John George Herman, Co. E (Nieman's), 18th Pa. Cav. Vol. Regt. Herman is described as 23 years old, 5 feet 10 inches tall, with fair complexion, blue eyes, and sandy hair.
