Charles T. Swindler was captured at the Battle of the Wilderness and taken to Andersonville Prison. He enlisted on September 18, 1861, and mustered out February 21, 1865. He was a member of the 7th Indiana Infantry and fought at Gettysburg.
Pencil sketch of William E. Maury. Maury was a member of Company C, 49th Tennessee Infantry, and was killed at the Battle of Franklin. His diary is in the Carter House Museum. Originally from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Maury had brothers who fought...
Born November 23, 1839, and died March 2, 1902, James Castor Fuqua lived his entire life in Macon County, Tennessee. He was in the 24th Tennessee Infantry Regiment and fought at the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky. He was wounded twice at the Battle...
Benjamin Eaves, 43rd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry, (5th East Tennessee Volunteers). Fought in Battle of Murfreesboro, Big Black River, Mississippi, and Vicksburg, Mississippi. He died in 1913 and his wife, Mahala, died in 1892.
Photocopied photograph of William Raleigh Watkins, 5th Tennessee Mounted Infantry, who fought at the Battle of Missionary Ridge, November 24, 1863. He was born on July 1, 1832, and died on February 22, 1891.
Muster roll of Company K, 33rd Massachusetts Infantry, from December 1863 to February 1864. Fought at the Battle of Wauhatchie and Battle of Lookout Mountain.
Photograph of Dr. John H. Buford, a Confederate medic who served in the cavalry during the Civil War. He fought in the Battles of Forts Henry and Donelson. Buford later became a doctor serving the Lesbia community in Stewart County.
Tintype of William Henry Palmer as a lieutenant in the 68th Ohio Vol. Reg. Palmer was born Nov. 11, 1842, in Holmes County, Ohio. His family moved to Defiance County, Ohio, around 1850. Palmer enlisted in Apr. 1861 and served in the 14th Ohio...
Ruby ambrotype of William Henry Palmer. Palmer was born Nov. 11, 1842, in Holmes County, Ohio. His family moved to Defiance County, Ohio, around 1850. Palmer enlisted in April 1861 and served in the 14th Ohio Vol. Reg. He saw action in the...
William Henry Palmer with his Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) medallion. Palmer was born November 11, 1842, in Holmes County, Ohio. His family moved to Defiance County, Ohio, around 1850. Palmer enlisted in April 1861 and served in the 14th...
Ambrotype of William Henry Palmer as a sergeant in the 68th Ohio Vol. Reg. Palmer was born Nov. 11, 1842, in Holmes County, Ohio. His family moved to Defiance County, Ohio, around 1850. Palmer enlisted in Apr. 1861 and served in the 14th Ohio...
Photograph of William Henry Palmer. Palmer was born Nov. 11, 1842, in Holmes County, Ohio. His family moved to Defiance County, Ohio, around 1850. Palmer enlisted in Apr. 1861 and served in the 14th Ohio Vol. Reg. He saw action in the summer of...
Donor indicated that Paschall was in Co. K, 46th Tennessee Infantry. He fought at the Battle of Franklin with his brother. He survived the war and married Elizabeth Ellen Martin. However, the soldiers and sailors database indicates that Paschall...
Sword (manufacturer unknown) and scabbard that belonged to Lieutenant B. E. Robinson, Company I, 95th Ohio Infantry. An eagle and "e pluribus unum" are engraved on one side of the blade. The 95th fought at Brice's Crossroads, a decisive victory for...
"Portfolio of Personal, Military, and Civil History" for Levi W. Shook. The certificate inside affirms Shook's membership in the Soldiers and Sailors Historical and Benevolent Society. Shook fought in the Battles of Franklin and Nashville.
"War history of Carson Reed Orr who enlisted in Co. H, 3rd (Clack's) Tennessee Infantry Regiment, commanded by C. H. Walker." Brief memoir and letter written in 1916 by his brother C. J. Orr to his son, Billie Mack Orr. Both brothers, Carson R. Orr...
A letter from G. F. Robinson who was stationed at a camp near Spotsylvania, Virginia courthouse. See G. F. Robinson Letters, 1861-1864. TSLA Mf. #1969 for entire collection of Robinson letters. Describing Spotsylvania, "the battle field was the...
