James Tinker's account for dry goods bought of J. A. Wilds & Sons in Jonesborough, Tennessee, in exchange for corn and bear skins, March 18, 1858. See also A. Christine Tipton's book, "Civil War in the Mountains."
UCV uniform of Sgt. John Cloar, Co. A, 33rd Tenn. Inf. Regt., CSA, of Union City, Tenn. On the vest is a Southern Cross of Honor bestowed by the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) and battle flag pin. A Confederate flag handkerchief is in...
The parole of Pvt. Thomas J. Lee, Co. E, 4th Tenn. (Starnes') Cav. Regt., CSA, includes a notation about Dibrill's Brigade. It describes Pvt. Lee as 5-foot-8 with black hair, dark eyes, and a dark complexion. The document includes the official...
Excerpts from a diary, 1834-1865, and memoir of early life, written by Jesse Cox (1793-1879), a Primitive Baptist minister and resident of Williamson County, Tennessee. He describes the hardships of life as an itinerant preacher, some religious...
Excerpts from the diary of William Luther Bigelow Lawrence. He details joining the Nashville Guards, the scarcity of provisions, and the surrender of Nashville. He proclaims the trampling of private rights by Federal soldiers, the fleeing of his...
Letter from Robert Rutledge to his father, G. R. Rutledge, explaining the strategic value of East Tennessee and the likelihood of a Union invasion. He implores his father to leave Cleveland, Tennessee, and flee south to Georgia before such a raid...
Correspondence; Fathers; Children; Abolitionists; Civil Wars; War
Correspondence from John G. Latta of Boston to his father, John Latta, of Dyersburg, Tennessee. In this four-page letter, he states that if Tennessee secedes, "the only channel of communication now left will be closed, and we cannot commicate with...
Militia commission of Halbert S. Rogers of Hawkins County, Tenn., as Captain, Company L, Eighth Regiment of Tennessee Cavalry. The commission is signed by Governor Andrew Johnson, March 1, 1865, and also carries the signature of Edward H. East,...
Social values; Domestic life; Soldiers; Military life; Military personnel; Military organizations; Armies; War; Cities & towns
Letter from Sarah Hamilton to her husband, John Hamilton. She discusees the loss of the property and the slaves. She bemoans: "How long will this unholy war continue?"
Order from General Bragg, issued by Assistant Adjutant General George G. Garner, congratulating the army on its role in the Confederate victory at the Battle of Hartsville and also permitting the corps engaged in that action to bear the name of the...
Blank Confederate service oath form. The signing soldier would affirm to bear true faith and yield obedience to the Confederate States of America and observe the orders of the President of the Confederate States and of the officers appointed,...
