Military personnel; Presidents; Presidential appointments
Military commission of Lewis T. (aka Louis Thompson) Morris, Brevet Major, U. S. Army, December 16, 1864, "for gallant and meritorious service at the Battle of Nashville, Tennessee," signed by President Andrew Johnson, cosigned by Edwin M. Stanton,...
Map of the Southeastern United States featuring the states of Missouri, Illinois, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia. Chronicles the marches of General...
Draft; Recruiting & enlistment; Soldiers; Government officials
Sergeant Alvin C. York is talking with Major Hilton Butler at the Fentress County draft office at Jamestown. Both men are in business suits and are shown with paperwork, a stamp by a filing cabinet, and a 1940 calendar behind them.
Map of the major locations of the Civil War in 1863 showing the states of Ohio, Maryland, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Virginia, North Carlina, South Carolina, and Florida. Shows major waterways, main...
Map depicting major features, especially railroads, present in Tennessee during the Civil War. A large detailed section of Kentucky occupies the top part of the map, and the states surrounding Tennessee receive fringe coverage. Major battle sites...
Map of Middle and East Tennessee as far west as Savannah, as far east as Knoxville, as far North as Clarksville, and south into Georgia and Alabama. Displays roads and their names, numerous cities (Nashville, Perryville, Kingston, Chattanooga, et...
Half length portrait of Alexander McDowell McCook, seated, wearing major general insignia and holding a sword in his left hand. The inscription reads: "Affectionately yr brother, A. McD. McCook, Maj. Genl."
Photograph of Major Henry Connor McLaughlin, Confederate States Army. McLaughlin is standing, dressed in Confederate uniform, and with one hand tucked into the front of his coat. He has a full mustache. The image is hand-tinted in red ink.
Sergeant Major W. A. Rushing (1841-1926) carried this hand-made birch-bark wallet during the war. Rushing served in the 44th General Assembly, 1885-1887.
Carte de visite showing Major Joseph J. Cooper, Company F, 39th Regiment Volunteer Massachusetts Militia, USA. Cooper, looking away from the camera, is standing with one hand tucked into the front of his uniform coat. Cooper enlisted in the...
Letter from Melissa Snell to Major General Rousseau redarding her property in Rutherford County, Tennessee. She had taken the Oath of Allegiance to the United States.
Certificate of payment for Confederate Major General B. F. Cheatham for services from June 1 to July 1, 1863, for a total of $300.00. Signed by M. B. Pilcherd, Captain and Assistant Quartermaster, Paymaster in Cheatham's Division.
Six page letter highlights conditions that the author deems unpleasant and unsafe for Northern men and freedmen in Nashville during the Reconstruction period that followed the Civil War. He is writing to an unknown addressee, who, from the...
Military officers; Militias; Military maneuvers; Military facilities; Military camps
Brigadier General Smith, Major General Pritchard, Major General Roderick R. Allen, Brigadier General Jacob McGavock Dickinson and other unnamed officers from the Tennessee State Guard observing firepower demonstrations from the sidelines. The...
Ferry in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The etching shows the operation of an active ferry. In the drawing are cattle being ferried across the river. There are some small boats and trees in the foreground. There are also hills and a farm in the background.
Awards; Rewards of Merit; Political parties; Partisan politics; Political organizations; Political patronage; Municipal government
A pen and ink drawing of Tammany Hall in New York City. The three-story building is located on a street corner. The inscription reads: "Tammany Hall, New York City, where Andrew Jackson attended a public dinner on February 23, 1819. Collection of...
