.36 caliber Colt Navy revolver, serial number 103239. Inscription on the backstrap reads, "Presented to Colonel George G. Dibrell, 8th Tenn. Cav. by friends and citizens of Sparta, Tenn." The top flat of the barrel is marked, "ADDRESS COL. SAML...
1851 Colt Navy pistol, leather case, and bullet mold belonging to Charles T. Burgess. Burgess was from Putnam County, Tennessee. He was believed to have been in the 8th Tennessee Cavalry.
"Address Samuel Colt New York City" inscribed on top of the revolver's barrel. The item has a silver-plated backstrap, and is a heavier piece than the Army or Navy model Colts. It was probably custom-ordered and designed for a horse holster.
Cased ambrotype of Capt. (Maj.) Ben H. Sandeford, Co. H., 12th Tenn. Inf. Regt., CSA, also known as the "Gibson Stars." Sandeford, a native of Jackson, Tenn., was killed in action on April 6, 1862, at Shiloh. In the portrait, he is standing and...
Co. D, 2nd Regiment Tennessee Cavalry USA drilling in formation. The image shows guidon, muskets, carbines, and Colt revolving rifles. Co. D was predominantly from Blount County, possibly Cades Cove. The image has been hand-tinted.
Colt model 1862 police revolver with a half rebated cylinder. It is a 5 shot .36 caliber. Its serial number is 20067. It was reported to have been used during the Civil War. The revolver belonged to Capt. William Armstead Marshall, CSA.
Colt revolver engraved by Gustave Young (1827-1895). This revolver is reported to have been given to an officer to commemorate his service during the Civil War. Its serial number is 235004.
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...
Four page letter from Christopher Ammons to his family about losing his 45 cal. pistol on a 'Road Clearance' operation. They searched for it for hours but in the end had to fill out a statement of loss. His platoon leader told him, he doesn't...
John Thomas, a Confederate guerrilla from Washington County, Tenn. carried this .44 caliber 1860 model Colt army revolver. It is Union issue, number 116925. According to family history, Thomas "took it off a dead Yankee."
Letter from G. R. Rutledge to Robert Rutledge commenting on the prices of provisions in the region, the lack of certain goods, and his need to purchase a horse. He expresses concern for Robert's health and provisions and is worried about Gam...
