Horse blanket made from woven fibers of Spanish moss. The blanket was dug from the Trinity Lane, Bicentennial Mall area (Nashville, Tennessee) in 1996-1997. The site was part of the city dump during the Civil War.
Letter from Robert Rutledge describing a Union cavalry raid on his camp in which several men were wounded or captured and also a fight beween Harry Henry and an artilleryman in the camp. He asks about the condition of Mr. Runion, who has small pox;...
A letter from Frederick M. Williamson to Alice O. McBee. Williamson wrote from General Hospital No. 2, 3rd Division Ward in Lynchburg, Va. He describes his illness and only having a blanket and a bed of straw to rest on. He discusses wanting to...
Long is writing "few lines which will bring sorrow and grief upon you and family the death of your Dear Companion J. E. Scott." He tells Mrs. Scott that her husband died on April 6 in an Atlanta hosspital. Long goes on to say that he is sending the...
Armories; Military facilities; Military depots; Military training; Military inspections; Military officers; Militias; Grenades; Firearms; Rifles; Bayonets; Gas warfare; Tear gas; Chemicals
Outside the Clarksville Armory a crowd is pictured gathered around Tennessee State Guard soldiers who are giving a talk on weaponry. Displayed on a blanket on the ground in front of them are a variety of rifles and gas canisters. One Guard member...
Soldiers; Military personnel; Uniforms; Military uniforms; Helmets; Arms & armament; Firearms; Rifles; Forts & fortifications; Canteens (Beverage containers); Campaigns & battles; War; World War, 1914-1918; Snipers; Trench warfare
An unidentified infantryman of the American Expeditionary Force is positioned with his rifle in a trench in Belgium. He is wearing a typical uniform with full equipment including steel helmet of British design, canvas leggings, rolled blanket,...
