Carved Minie balls and bullets, belt buckles, Civil War military buttons and corps badges. Collected from across Tennessee. The carved rifle bullets are particularly fine, having been carved in the shapes of death's heads, cannon, coffins, "Yank,"...
Civil War shadowbox containing a padlock and key, scissors, eating utensils, buttons, and bullets. Some of the materials were found on Summertown Highway.
Crayon print of Pvt. Thomas Burchfield and Pvt. John G. Burchfield, of Co. B, 13th Cav. Regt., USA. Family reports that they were bridge burners in the secret service under Col. John K. Miller. Other sources list Co. G for John G. Burchfield. They...
Epaulets and buttons from the uniform belonging to Captain William Preston Graves, U. S. Included is a photograph of Captain Graves in uniform. The photographer was H. D. Stowe of Louisville.
Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) items in wooden frame. The most striking is a veteran's medal made with a silk U.S. flag suspended from a spread-eagle pin. A five-pointed star hangs from the flag. Also included are two GAR buttons, a GAR cap...
Letter from G. G. Rutledge to his father G. R. Rutledge concerning a sermon by Dr. Pitts; joining a company in Greene County as a Lieutenant; the quality of volunteers for the army; purchasing new clothing; and buying flour.
Pen and ink enhanced oval photograph of Robert Erwin Rodgers, 4th Volunteer Ohio Cavalry Regiment. Rodgers is seated, has a full beard, and is dressed in blue uniform with epaulets and gold buttons.
Pvt. Joe Paxton Lyle, Co. D, 63rd Tenn. Inf. Regt., CSA, wore this Confederate shell jacket. The buttons indicate artillery, though Lyle did not serve in artillery. The jacket is Richmond Depot issue. Lyle fought at the Battle of the Crater, was...
Shadow box containing a UCV (North Carolina Division) pin along with various Confederate uniform buttons. One button includes the North Carolina state seal. The buttons belonged Josiah James Hughes, Co. E, 61st N. C. Inf. Regt., CSA.
