This is the table of contents page for Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr.'s journal during his stay as a POW in Germany during World War II. He has created his own list, with sections such as "Cellmates," "Our Creed," and "The B-17."
Levi Hawkins Copenhaver's U.C.V. pin, Co. K, 63rd Virginia. Pin was given to him by the U.D.C. The pin reads, "Southern Cross of Honor" and "Deo Vindice, 1861-1865."
This quilt was made by Katherine Hicks, born in 1847. The design is a 9-patch within a 25-patch block. The top contains approximately 4361 pieces. She made the quilt when she was 13 years old, which was approximately 1860. The reverse portion of...
Lorenzo "Jack" Sanders of Cross Plains kept this diary. He was in Company K, 30th Infantry, Tennessee Volunteers, and was captured at the fall of Fort Donelson. The date span appears to be 1863-1864. Author died on May 27, 1925.
Southern Cross of Honor awarded to Monroe King, Co. C, 55th (Brown's) Tenn. Reg. Inf., CSA. King was captured on Island No. 10 on April 8, 1862, and exchanged in Vicksburg, Miss., on September 4, 1862.
Photograph of Confederate veteran, Jesse Armistead Short in uniform and hat. Short is standing with one hand resting on a round side table. A Southern Cross pin adorns his jacket.
Ribbon was given to Smith's 4th Tennessee Cavalry, and the pin is a Southern Cross of Honor inscribed with "Deo Vindice 1861 1865." Rushing served in the 44th General Assembly, 1885-1887.
Southern Cross of Honor medal. Medals like this were awarded by the United Daughters of the Confederacy to Confederate veterans for "loyal, honorable service to the South."
Shadowbox containing Federal and Confederate bullets, metal pieces of guns, unusual fishing net weights, a cavalry cross piece, and a spoon. The items were possibly found at Shiloh battlefield.
Medal awarded to veterans by the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC). The item belonged to James Mason Jewell, who was in Co. E, 26th Tenn Inf. Regt., CSA. His future wife, Mary Ann McDonald, worked with Rhea County women during the war. See...
Mary Camp Webster, wife of Richard Cross Gordon, standing with a parasol in hand. She was born on November 16, 1840, and died on May 16, 1935. She married Richard Cross Gordon on August 20, 1863. She lived in Cross Bridges and Columbia area, Maury...
Head and shoulders of Mary Camp Webster, wife of Richard Cross Gordon, a Second Lieutenant in the 11th Tennessee Infantry. She was born on November 16, 1840, and died on May 16, 1935. She married Richard Cross Gordon on August 20, 1863. She lived...
Southern Cross of Honor pin belonging to Wilson Frost, Jr., issued by the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Born Nov. 14, 1846; died Jan.21, 1925 in Yalobusha Co., Miss. Buried in Millers Chapel Cemetery in Bonicord, Dyer County, Tenn. He was...
UCV uniform of Sgt. John Cloar, Co. A, 33rd Tenn. Inf. Regt., CSA, of Union City, Tenn. On the vest is a Southern Cross of Honor bestowed by the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) and battle flag pin. A Confederate flag handkerchief is in...
Sgt. T. J. Doss served in Co. F, 32nd Tenn. Inf. Regt., CSA. He received the Southern Cross of Honor from the Giles Co. 257 UDC and applied for a Confederate pension. At his request, he was buried with his body aligned north-south at New Zion...
