194th MP Security Platoon on Vung Chua Mountain pose before a patrol with trucks and military facilities behind them. Pictured, left to right, are Hammonds, Doughty, Clark, Race, Riggle, Manning, and Chu. Most are smiling. The six soldiers are...
194th MP Security Platoon on Vung Chua Mountain poses before patrol. Members, left to right, are Hammonds, Riggle, Doughty, Baisdew, (unidentifed solider in rear), 1st Lt. Zinn, Race, Clark, Chu, and Leech.
A Bible belonging to Richard Moore Young. Young was born on April 1, 1842, in Putnam County, Tennessee. He served in the 28th Tennessee Infantry Regiment, C.S.A., of Putnam County. His family gave him the Bible when he left and he carried it...
A sergeant in Co. H, 61st Tennessee Mountain Infantry, CSA. Born January 11, 1836. Died October 15, 1864. In the letter Bartlett writes of missing his wife and children and the need for stamps so that they can write to one another.
Military personnel; Soldiers; Uniforms; Military uniforms; Hats; Arms & armament; Ammunition; Bullets; Mountains
A soldier of the 194th MP Company patrols the perimeter near Vung Chua Mountain for Viet Cong activity. He wears a boonie hat and a belt of ammunition for an M60 machine gun across his chest. Note: a non-color-corrected master TIFF copy is also...
Military personnel; Soldiers; Military uniforms; Hats; Arms & armament; Ammunition; Bullets; Mountains
A soldier of the 194th MP Company stands in vegetation with his M-60 Assault Rifle in his hands, ammunition strapped across his chest, and wearing a boonie hat. He is patroling the perimeter around the Vung Chua Mountain watching for Viet Cong...
A three-page narrative providing a brief history of Nashville and Tennessee. It describes the social pastimes of Tennesseans in the 18th and 19th centuries. "Chapter 1" is written in the upper left corner.
A UH-1 "Huey" helicopter in flight over panoramic green cultivated fields, many bright with standing water. Photograph was taken in flight from another helicopter.
A Vietnamese man who did various jobs around the Vung Chua Mountain base located just north of Qui Nhon. He may have been cutting grass around the mountain. Note: a non-color-corrected master TIFF copy is also available.
A woman who polished boots, washed floors, and did various jobs around the Vung Chua Mountain base located just north of Qui Nhon. There are stacked metal drums and sandbag barricades in the background. Note: a non-color-corrected master TIFF copy...
A young man in a suit holding 2 pistols. Huddleston served in Co. C, 13th (Dibrell's) Tennessee Cavalry Regiment, which was organized on August 2, 1862, in Cookeville. He was 19 years old. David was born on December 22, 1842, and he died on October...
Military uniforms; Rifles; Military personnel; Soldiers; Men
A young soldier, his face in profile, sitting on the ground in an area of tall dried vegetation. His uniform pants and shoes are very muddy. His left hand is resting on his left knee. He is smiling slightly. His M-16 rifle is loosely held in his...
Military personnel; Soldiers; Uniforms; Military uniforms; Hats; Helmets
A young soldier, whom Ammons believes to be named Clark, at the signal base on Vung Chua Mountain. He is in a camouflage-green helmet and wears a flak vest over his uniform. Stacks of sandbags can be seen behind him near the entrance to a bunker.
Account of the Battle of Fort Donelson written by William T. Rasbury (born 1914). The story was told to him by his great grandfather, John Allen Walker.
Account of the Battle of Shiloh written by William T. Rasbury (born 1914) who was about 75 or 80 years old when it was written. His great aunt, Lydia Catherine Rasbury, told him the story.
Advertisement for a "Grand Concert" featuring "Little Blind Maud Cook." It describes the agenda of musical and literary performances and provides background on the life of Maud Cook.
Ambrotype of John H. Roney, who was a drummer boy from Cherry Mount, Robertson County, Tennessee. He is pictured with his drum and stick in hand. Roney was born in 1845, and later joined Company K, 30th Tennessee Infantry.
