Letter written in German from John G. Decker to his parents. He tells them about a recent illness and a brief action against Confederate soldiers that resulted in the capture of 150-200 enemy men. The stationery features a "Union Forever"...
Letter written in German from John G. Decker to his parents. He comments on his unit preparing to march and face the enemy rebels. The stationery features an image of Liberty holding a flag and the words "Our Emblem." See also the John G. Decker...
Letter written in German from John G. Decker to his parents. He comments on marching and facing the enemy in battle. The stationery features an image of General George McClellan along with the words "The Liberator of Western Virginia" and a...
Pass granting permission to W. M. Cox to visit "East Tennessee at Pleasure" provided he does not "communicate in writing, or verbally, for publication any fact ascertained, which, if known to the enemy might be injurious to the Confederate States...
Letter from Private F. M. Goodlett, Company K 6th Piquet (Picket) South Carolina, to his father, Wm. H. Goodlett. Private Goodlett describes his life in camp in Virginia as well as the health of various acquaintances. At one point, he tells his...
Diary of Col. J. J. Neeley, 14th (Neeley's) Tenn. Cav. Regt., CSA. The diary lists horses, mules, etc., purchased for Hardeman's Avengers (Conf. cavalry and infantry units) organizations & elections, encampments, enemy engagements/battles, etc. The...
This letter from Sgt. David Mullins, Co. K, 41st Tenn. Inf. Regt., CSA, to his wife Genetia describes a successful Confederate battery action against Federal gunships at Port Hudson, using "hot balls" and setting enemy ships on fire.
Black and white etching that pictures a wounded soldier being tended to. Etched by Hamilton, N.A., and painted by Thomas Hoverden, N.A. Copyright, Fishel Adler of Schwartz, N.Y., 1889.
The illistration on page 69 is identified as Figure 36. It is a line drawing representing an entire unit caught in a Viet-Cong (VC) ambush. The schematic is followed by textual directions on the proper military response to this situation.
The illustration on page 70 is identified as Figure 37. It is a line drawing representing part of a unit caught in a Viet-Cong ambush. The schematic is followed by textual directions on the proper military response to this situation.
Seven-page letter written by Christopher Ammons recounting a sniper attack on his company the previous day that claimed the lives of four soldiers. While on patrol 6,000 meters southwest of Saigon, Ammons's squad comes under sniper attack, and for...
The illustration on page 42 is identified as Figure 25. It features line drawings of a spike trap pit and a spike trap box. Dimensions and features are labeled. This may be a variation of the ditch with punji stakes shown on page 27 of the...
Excerpts from a diary, 1834-1865, and memoir of early life, written by Jesse Cox (1793-1879), a Primitive Baptist minister and resident of Williamson County, Tennessee. He describes the hardships of life as an itinerant preacher, some religious...
Call to the District Court of the Confederate States of America in Nashville by Clerk Jacob McGavock for N. E. Alloway. Alloway is the garnishee, answering the interrogatories of the Court dealing with property and allegiances. Authorization...
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...
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...
Letter from Robert A. Rutledge to his wife, Mary Minerva Rutledge, concerning his lodgings; his purchase of a trunk, a cot, and a quilt; his problems being appointed assistant surgeon; and the desire of the "Lincolnites" and "Bushwhackers" of...
Letter from Robert Rutledge to his father, G. R. Rutledge, explaining the strategic value of East Tennessee and the likelihood of a Union invasion. He implores his father to leave Cleveland, Tennessee, and flee south to Georgia before such a raid...
Letter from Robert Rutledge describing a Union cavalry raid on his camp in which several men were wounded or captured and also a fight beween Harry Henry and an artilleryman in the camp. He asks about the condition of Mr. Runion, who has small pox;...
