Letter from Milo B. Stevens & Company attorney asking Lavina Bird, widow of David Bird, for additional support for her widow's pension application. Mrs. Bird's application was rejected by the War Department because she could not substantiate his...
Application for the Association of Confederate Soldiers for John W. Hods (born Havins County, Georgia) who was a private in Co. D, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, Army of Tennessee. Bivouac No. 18.
Sworn affidavit, Washington County, Tenn., from Nancy Tinker regarding supplies she furnished during the war to Col. George W. Kirk of the 3rd North Carolina Infantry. Probably filed in connection with a U.S. Court of Claims application. See also...
Model 1860 saber, Union-made but carried by John W. Byerley, 1st Lt., Co. A, 61st Tenn. Mtd. Inf. Regt., CSA. As accounted by his widow's pension application, Byerley became ill while at Vicksburg and was sent home on furlough to Rheatown, Greene...
William & Sara McDonald's wedding photograph. The couple were married on June 2, 1856. William (1838-1899) joined Co. C, Gantt's 9th Bn., Tenn. Cav. Regt., CSA, during the war. He fought at Forts Henry and Donelson (1862). Unlike most at Ft....
Drawing of the agricultural school known as Franklin College illustrates the buildings present and the lay-out of the campus. From the book, "Franklin College and Its Influences," by James E. Scobey.
Five-page letter written from John S. Brien in Nashville, Tennessee, to R. M. C[ornin], Esq. in Cincinnati, Ohio. The author expresses his views on secession, the Union, and Southern Rights as well as his hope for compromise. Says Brien, " I...
Gas warfare; Poisons; War damage; Campaigns & battles; World War, 1914-1918
Aerial shot above the battered earth of the Western Front. A gas attack has been launched, and the gas can be seen streaming from the shells across an area of contention.
Officer from the Tennessee State Guard standing at the front of the room. He has a rifle balanced on the lecturn and a target propped behind him that reads "Today - The Bull's Eye; Tomorrow - The Enemy."
Militias; Military uniforms; Schools; Military education; Military training
Officers and their staffs of the Second Brigade who attended a school of military application at Vanderbilt University under the direction of Army officers of the Fourth Service Command.
Militias; Military uniforms; Schools; Military training; Military education
Officers of Headquarters and Staff, 2nd Brigade, 2nd, 7th, and 10th Regiments of the Tennessee State Guard. These men are attending Brigade Officers' School at Vanderbilt University.
Two typed sheets of paper. The first is a physical examination form for qualification in the Tennessee State Guard. The second is an application for state commission as an officer in the Tennessee State Guard.
Pension application of a former slave in Tennessee named Ben Davis. The information indicates that Davis was "given" to Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest as a personal servent during the Civil War.
Education; Education - Tennessee; Education - History - Tennessee; School buildings - Tennessee
Two-story brick structure divided into three sections. The trim along the front of the building appears to be late Art Deco. Over the center doorway is a sign reading "Elementary School." An American flag flies atop the roof and a chimney can be...
Education - Tennessee; Education - History - Tennessee; School buildings - Tennessee
One-story white frame structure. A covered porch is on the left side of the building and an American flag flies next to it. A group of African American children stand outside; one has a baseball bat and another has a baseball glove. A school...
Education - Tennessee; Education - History - Tennessee; School buildings - Tennessee
Front and side views of a dark brick structure with windows on both sides and a columned front porch. A worn-down basketball court with two goalposts stands in the side yard.
Education - Tennessee; Education - History - Tennessee; School buildings - Tennessee
Clapboard schoolhouse has a center section with two symmetrical wings. Each wing has a door and two windows visible. The sign on the center section reads "Ingram Rosenwald School." Shrubbery is planted around the building bu the yard is mostly...
