The grounds of the Tennessee School for the Deaf early into the construction of the facilities. The landscape is largely wooded and a few construction elements can be seen. One larger site is on the right along with various construction supplies. A...
Three-quarter length portrait of a soldier wearing a dress uniform with frog-style closures and a baldric and sword belt. A pair of gloves is in his right hand and his left rests on the hilt of a sword.
Full-length portrait of two Federal soldiers in uniform. One is standing with his right hand in his tunic, and one is seated with a sword across his lap and his right hand in his tunic.
Full-length portrait of Federal Captain William Inness, in an overcoat and uniform. He is resting his right arm on a pedestal draped with an American flag, and he holds a kepi in his right hand.
Soldiers; Portrait photographs; Military uniforms; Military officers; Military camps; Tents
Full-length carte de viste portrait of Union Lieutenant C. F. Braden (or Brader) with arms crossed. He wears a five-pointed star medal on his left chest. The painted backdrop depicts an army camp.
"Tales as told by one of the few remaining Ex Slaves in the South" from Liberty, Tennessee, in Cannon County. W. M. Organ Jr. worked with the Ford Motor Co., and Turner told Organ his story. 13 pages total. The old paper used was from an...
Letter from George Franklin Robinson to his wife, Elvira Jane Griffin, following the Battle of Gettysburg, July 18, 1863. Robinson draws a map of his unit's march from Fredericksburg, Virginia, to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. In the letter, he says:...
Spencer carbine repeating firearm. It holds seven .52 caliber cartridges in a tubular magazine that is housed in the buttstock. It was a popular firearm for cavalrymen because they could fire several times without having to reload after each...
CSA cavalry sword and scabard that belonged to Jacob Cruse of Lincoln County, Tennessee. Cruse enlisted at George's Store on April 29, 1861. He served until April 27, 1862, and was discharged. Cruse re-enlisted on April 29, 1863, as a private in...
Long is writing "few lines which will bring sorrow and grief upon you and family the death of your Dear Companion J. E. Scott." He tells Mrs. Scott that her husband died on April 6 in an Atlanta hosspital. Long goes on to say that he is sending the...
This rifle was manufactured for the Confederate Army at the Pulaski Armory by W. N. Webb, N. B. Zuccarello and James McLean. While the barrel was new, some of the parts were repurposed from other weapons. "Pulaski C. S. A. 61" is engraved on the...
Education - Tennessee; Education - History - Tennessee; School buildings - Tennessee
Simple wooden school building with a tin roof and brick chimney. Two windows and one door can be seen. A sign is posted on a wood beam in the front and it reads "Enterprise School." The building is in an empty, rural location with a few shrubs...
Education - Tennessee; Education - History - Tennessee; School buildings - Tennessee
Simple wooden structure with four windows and one door visible. The building is located on an empty plot of land with grass and a few trees in the background.
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