Abstract for articles received from officers, Battery H, 1st Illinois Light Artillery, USA, for September 1863. Abstracts were inventory forms listing the equipment of a unit that commanders had to fill out and turn in to army quartermasters. The...
Golden Jubilee Pin from the General Association of Colored Baptists in Kentucky. The item reads, "one Lord, one Faith, and one Baptism" The object includes images of Henry Adams, 1st moderator, and Dr. C. H. Parrish, present moderator.
Civil War-era mirror that may have been used by Jackson Green, Co. B., 1st Regt., Tenn. Vol. Cav., USA. He was from Luther, Hancock County, Tennessee. The item has a hole that was drilled into it, likely after the Civil War.
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...
Confederate States of America (CSA) bond with interest coupons to be clipped every six months. The item was signed by N. Palmer, the Register of the Treasury. The $100 bond would mature July 1, 1878, at 8% interest.
Image possibly drawn from a photograph. It bears a facsimili of Lee's signature. Item possibly sold as a fundraiser for the tomb of Stonewall Jackson. Image and original frame by Purnell Galleries, Baltimore, Md.
"Address Samuel Colt New York City" inscribed on top of the revolver's barrel. The item has a silver-plated backstrap, and is a heavier piece than the Army or Navy model Colts. It was probably custom-ordered and designed for a horse holster.
Letter to "Dear Sister" tells of Shipp's location about 200 miles from Camp Cheatham in East Tennessee. He is feeling "well and harty," and the regiment is on its way to Virginia. He advises her to direct letters to Camp Bradford and "say James...
Civil War era field glasses made in Paris, France. The following markings are visible on the field glasses: Vendome, Paris; Day & Night; Signal Glass. The item may have been issued to the signal specialist working for Union forces.
Half-stock muzzle-loading percussion rifle from 1840-1870. Wallet stock, .30 caliber. It was a family-owned item from Hickman County. The owner of the gun was Sgt. John Wesley McDonough, Co. G, 12th Tenn. Cav. Regt., USA. He was married to Ecloy...
Oval-framed photograph of Pauline Cocke. She wrote the accompanying item, "Family in Peace and War: Pauline Cocke's Memoirs," which was edited and compiled by H. Floyd Dennis and Sarah Kathryne Crockett Elson.
Model 1850 foot officer's sword. Evidence of acid-etched engraving. No maker's mark. This item belonged to the family of Warner Bass. Mr. Blackman Dunn of Grassmere was killed at the Battle of Chickamauga. This sword and watch were sent home.
This commission certificate was issued to Benjamin Haught by the Virginia governor. Haught was assigned as Captain of the volunteer company attached to the 123rd Regiment of the 23rd Brigade and the 3rd Division of Virginia Militia. Item is a part...
