Letter from J. W. Hewlins to his cousin, Mary Pearre. Hewlins was a prisoner of war in Elmira, New York, Ward 16. The letter discusses Hewlins oath of allegiance to the Union. See Mary L. Pearre Diary & Photographs, TSLA Microfilm # 1957.
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."
Remington Model 1858 .36 caliber Navy revolver. This type of gun was mostly used by Federal soldiers. It was made by E. Remington & Sons in Ilion, New York. It has a patent date of September 14, 1858, inscribed on the underside of the barrel.
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.
Carte de visite of Gen. Joseph Horace Lewis. Lewis was commander of Gen. John C. Breckenridge's Orphan Brigade, comprised of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, and 9th Ky. Inf. Regts. along with two batteries of artillery. After the war, Lewis was elected to...
Authorized by President Lincoln in 1863, two examples of the first "greenback" paper currency backed by the authority of the federal government as legal tender. First U.S. paper money in the form of modern dollar bills.
Front page account of the military operations in Tennessee with a map showing "Situation of the Rebel Forces Under Generals Bragg, Breckinridge, Cheatham, Buckner, Forrest, and Their Guerrila Allies�"
Front page of New York Herald with an account of the siege of Nashville with a map showing the "Scene of Operations of General Thomas and General Hood."
Print signature on frontispiece with engraving of Grant as a young officer. Publication of Gen. Grant's memoirs was arranged by Mark Twain in the last year's of Grant's life.
Black and white etching that pictures a wounded soldier being tended to. Etched by Hamilton, N.A., and painted by Thomas Hoverden, N.A. Copyright, Fishel Adler of Schwartz, N.Y., 1889.
Lists name, rank, description, birthplace, occupation, date enrolled and mustered in, last pay date, bounty, and remarks. Claiborne M. George was a private, 27 years old, with black eyes and hair and dark complexion, and he was five feet, six...
Former slave in talks with a former master whose continued paternal and patriarchal spirit is supposedly expressed in his affiliation with the Ku Klux Klan.
