Two-page letter to his son George Carroll Harris of Nashville, Elisha W. Harris writes from his plantation Waco Place in Louisiana of attending a local political meeting. He details the zest the crowd displays for politics and the presidential...
Military personnel; Soldiers; Uniforms; Military uniforms; Hats; Arms & armament; Helmets
Christopher Ammons is resting among concealing foliage while on patrol. He has a towel around his neck (a common practice for soldiers on patrol) and his M16 lies across his lap. Large leaves and tall grass can be seen behind him.
Angled view of the front and side of an unidentified frame farmhouse. The house is a two-story I-house with a one-story ell. The frame is covered with weatherboard. There is a covered porch on the front facade of the house.
A broadside advertisement for the services of John T. Gordon’s carding machine and grain mill. An engraving of the carding machine is shown at the top of the broadside.
Several men are loading hogs from a chute or gangplank onto a riverboat. A pulley hoists the chute off of the bank. A corral is pictured in the background. A woman and two children, each wearing wide-brimmed hats, watch the scene from the side.
African-American man caries a heavy cloth bag of unidentified goods, possibly peanuts, on his back. Behind him another man carries the same. Rows of cloth bags and barrels of goods are pictured.
A group of men are gathering up hogs and guiding them up a wooden chute onto a steamboat to send them off for slaughter. Most of the men pictured are African American.
This nine-page letter written from Arthur H. Harris in Monroe, Louisiana, to his brother George Carroll Harris in Nashville is a conscious political treatise. The author is advocating and justifiying the secession of Louisiana at the upcoming...
Civil Wars; War; Slaves; Agriculture; Political issues; Cities & towns
Excerpts from the Robert H. Cartmell Diaries. They contain full commentaries on the nature of his farm operation, the weather, and the fluctuations of the cotton market. They contain thoughtful comments on politics and candidates for office and...
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...
Letter from Robert Rutledge to G. R. Rutledge describing the state of his current encampment near his Uncle Sam and Aunt Elzira's property. He explains that due to pillaging by the army the local population now despises the Confederate army almost...
Mountains; Military facilities; Bunkers; Forts & fortifications
One of the many concrete bunkers on Vung Chua Mountain that defended the signal station. The photograph was likely taken at night and is illuminated by the base lights.
Mountains; Military facilities; Bunkers; Forts & fortifications
A soldier sitting in the grass and resting during a patrol. He is holding an M-16 rifle and has a set of keys attached to his uniform. His name appears to be "Metzger."
Faded red velvet cockade, housed within a folded sheet of paper. Staining marks the imprint of the rosette on both sides of the folded paper. Written at the top card is "Secession Cockade C.S.A., M.E.Y." Notation in the middle is believed to...
Broadside lists tuition costs for primary, common English, higher English or classical educations. Identified are J. S. Henry, President, and Richard Pepper, Assistant. Board of Trustees are listed at the bottom.
Cast iron glue pot. Animal hide glue was melted in the small pot while hot water was poured into the larger pot. The hot water kept the glue in a liquid state. This type of glue was very common during the 19th through the early 20th centuries.
Brass and steel physician's bleeding knife with molded paper case. Blood-letting, practiced since ancient times, was thought to prevent and cure illness. It was a common medical treatment in the United States up to the end of the 19th century. The...
Pvt. Alexander B. Walker was in the 12th (Day's) Tenn. Cav. Bn., CSA, and part of the January 1863 retreat of Bragg's army from Murfreesboro, Tenn. In describing the battle, Walker wrote, "I have seen the elephent [sic]," a common phrase among...
Henry served in Co. G, "Jackson Grays," 6th Tenn. Inf. Regt., CSA. Taken at Union City in summer of 1862 when Henry was 20 years old. Photographed with 1816 Springfield rifle and kepi cap. Tintype has a "halo" effect common in such photographs.
