Tintype of John Wilie Weakley (December 14, 1841-June 9, 1862). Weakley was the son of John Coffee and Clara Nancy Lamb Weakley. He was killed during the Civil War.
Tintype of John W. Weakley. John Wilie Weakley was the son of John Coffee and Clara Nancy (Lamb) Weakley. He was born on December 14, 1841, and was killed on June 9, 1862.
Head and shoulders portrait of Zina B. Chatfield (1828-1923). N. H. Black, photographer. Chatfield enlisted in Co. A, 4th Minn. Inf. Regt. on September 27, 1861. He was commissioned an officer in Co. F., U. S. Colored Troops, 58th Inf. Regt., on...
Muster roll for Capt. Zina B. Chatfield's Co. F, 58th Inf. Regt., United States Colored Troops. These troops were recruited in the vicinity of Natchez and Vicksburg, Miss. Chatfield enlisted in Co. A, 4th Minn. Inf. Regt. on September 27, 1861. He...
Published copy, General Order No. 40, Headquarters, Dept. of Mississippi, Vicksburg, April 28, 1865, on the death of President Lincoln. General Order No. 66, April 16, 1865, announces the "untimely and lamentable death" of the President, and is...
This item was used during the Civil War by John B. W. Bond who was a member of Co. A, 35th Tenn. Inf. (5th Tenn. Regt., Prov. Army Mountain Rifle Regt.), CSA. The item is a combination spoon/fork utensil, and may have been used in the Shelton's...
Photograph of Lt. Col. Peril Columbus Haynes of the 4th Tenn. Cav., CSA. This was Starnes-McLemore's regiment. Haynes was from Chapel Hill, Marshall County, Tenn. He was wounded Feb. 3, 1863, at Fort Donelson. He was shot in the head but lived to...
Letter to (sister) Cleopatra Robinson from (brother) Aaron Boyd Robinson regarding some of the soldiers that she knew. Aaron later became a doctor and moved to Murfreesboro, Rutherford County. Cleopatra married J. F. Rickman, who had been a...
Non-military bag that could have been used during the Civil War and hooked onto a horse's saddle. The item was carried by Jackson Green from Luther, Hancock County, Tennessee. He was in Co. B, 1st Regt., Tenn. Vol. Cav., USA. Some of the bag is...
Round Louisiana (CSA) uniform button embossed with a bird representing "Pelican in her Piety." The button was found with a metal detector in Tullahoma. A "Pelican in Her Piety" was featured on the unofficial Civil War-era Louisiana state flag. A...
