Crayon print of Nancy Taylor Kinzer by John L. White Photography. Nancy was reportedly educated at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She married John Wesley Kinzer. Her brother, John Taylor, served in the Confederate Army at Shiloh....
Photograph of Daisy Ryman Coggins and Pearl Ryman Coggins, daughters of Thomas Green Ryman. Text on the back of the photograph states that Daisy's Ward Seminary diploma was made out to Marguerite Ryman, although she was always called "Daisy." The...
Oval-framed portrait of Daniel Fenten Cocke. He was married to Margaret Robertson. Cocke was a supply officer for General Robert E. Lee and a colonel until the end of the war, at which point he was made a general. The Cockes were from Sequatchie...
Sword belonging to Edwin L. Higgins (24 January 1873 to 1 July 1875). Born in Missouri. Served w/Co. I, 7th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, USA. (90 days). Served with Co. K, 33rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry and was wounded at Vicksburg. He was...
Broadsides; Death & burial; Funeral rites & ceremonies; Graves; Mothers
Nashville Banner print giving details of the death and burial of Andrew Jackson's mother. The broadside refutes the rumor that Mrs. Jackson was buried on the roadside.
James Madison Carroll (1840-1901) and Margia Anna Farris (1847-1913). They were married October 10th, 1866. James Carroll served in Ashby's 2nd Tennessee Cavalry, CSA E company. The photograph was taken by Tynnell Studios in Johnson City, Tennessee.
Confederate veteran, John Wesley Tucker, seated with his wife, Cynthia Ann Tucker, by his side. Tucker was a captain in Frank Maney's Tennesse Light Artillery Company which was attached to Colo Heiman's Brigade. His left hand was amputated at...
A letter from Frederick M. Williamson to Alice O. McBee. Williamson wrote from General Hospital No. 2, 3rd Division Ward in Lynchburg, Va. He describes his illness and only having a blanket and a bed of straw to rest on. He discusses wanting to...
Letter from Maj. W. Jere Crook, 13th Tenn. Inf. Regt., CSA, to his first cousin, once removed, Hattie Crook. He was from Henderson Co., Tenn., and she was from South Carolina. The two married after the war. At the time of the letter, Hattie was a...
Letter from Maj. W. Jere Crook, 13th Tenn. Inf. Regt., CSA, to his cousin, Hattie Crook. The two were first cousins, once removed. He was from Henderson County, Tenn., and she was from South Carolina. The two married after the war.
Letter to (sister) Cleopatra Robinson from (brother) Aaron Boyd Robinson regarding some of the soldiers that she knew. Aaron later became a doctor and moved to Murfreesboro, Rutherford County. Cleopatra married J. F. Rickman, who had been a...
Lithograph of Robert E. Lee. "General Lee this picture may be worth something" is written on the back. "Give to mama and papa when first married" is also written on the back.
Marian McAlister Sawrie (October 20,1845 - February 6, 1891), married Wililam S. Sawrie on February 13, 1868, and died in St. Petersburg, Florida. Photograph was taken when she was 16.
Marriage bond of the father of General Gideon Pillow, also named Gideon Pillow. The elder Gideon Pillow married Anne Payne. Includes transcription and appears to be a microfilm copy of the original.
Carte-de-visite of Martha Tennessee Pointer. She married Monroe Pointer in 1858. Their children died in 1862 and 1863. Mrs. Pointer died in January 1866. The child pictured is believed to be the one who died in 1863 as they appear to be in...
Mary Camp Webster, wife of Richard Cross Gordon, standing with a parasol in hand. She was born on November 16, 1840, and died on May 16, 1935. She married Richard Cross Gordon on August 20, 1863. She lived in Cross Bridges and Columbia area, Maury...
