Razors, strap, and mirror confiscated by Cpl. Andrew Potter, 13th Tenn. Cav. Regt., from General John Hunt Morgan after Morgan's assassination in Greenville, Tenn. Family legend states that Potter was a member of the party that killed Morgan; and...
William Henry Olds Hodge was a member of Company I, Kansas Cavalry. He was born Willliam Henry Olds on November 5, 1843, in Ravenna, Ohio, and he took the name of his stepfather, Jonah J. Hodge, when he enlisted in the Union Army. He was married to...
William Henry Olds Hodge was a member of Company I, Kansas Cavalry. He was born Willliam Henry Olds on November 5, 1843, in Ravenna, Ohio, and he took the name of his stepfather, Jonah J. Hodge, when he enlisted in the Union Army. He was married to...
William Henry Olds Hodge was a member of Company I, Kansas Cavalry. He was born Willliam Henry Olds on November 5, 1843, in Ravenna, Ohio, and he took the name of his stepfather, Jonah J. Hodge, when he enlisted in the Union Army. He was married to...
"Roll call of Co. F, 6th Tenn. Cav. by Levi Thompson for the pleasure of the surviving brethren." The roll lists the name, age, enlistment date and mustered in date for each member of the company. The roll is in pieces, and has been taped in...
William A. Geiger in color, standing with one hand on a chair at the estate of Dixon Place Downey in Vero Beach, Florida. Geiger was a member of the 149th Indiana Volunteer Infantry and was shot in the leg during the Civil War. He was originally...
Scott's letter signed "your affectionate husband" reveals that men in the company are circulating a petition to remove their captain. Scott hopes for peace soon, and he writes of newspapers reporting on European intervention and dissension in the...
According to family history, this drum may have been carried by a member of the Worrell family of Haywood (later Crockett) County during the Civil War. The drum has an eagle and a red, white, and blue crest painted upon it. The head and skins are...
Parole for Charles Stephens Olin Rice, 2nd Lt., Co. M, 7th Tenn. Cav. Regt., CSA. Rice was captured at Vicksburg. He was born February 12, 1841, in Lauderdale County, Tenn. Rice was the son of Shadrack and Louisa Linerieux Rice. He married Lucie...
Parole for Charles Stephens Olin Rice, 2nd Lt., Co. M, 7th Tenn. Cav. Regt., CSA. Rice was captured at Vicksburg. He was born February 12, 1841, in Lauderdale County, Tenn. Rice was the son of Shadrack and Louisa Linerieux Rice. He married Lucie...
Panorama photograph of Confederate veterans and their families taken at a reunion at the Murfreesboro, Tenn., fairgrounds. Robert Cannon Garrett, former private with Jackson's Cav. Co., is seated to the right of the middle, a blue arrow above his...
Samuel Day Dabney (1844-1919), son of Eliza Day Dabney and John Overton Dabney. Samuel was a member of the 3rd Tenn. Inf. Regt., CSA and Co. C, Holman's Battalion, Tenn. Partisan Rangers. He had four brothers who fought for the Confederacy, and...
A fifty-six page catalogue pertaining to the manufacturing of sorghum in Tennessee with detailed descriptions of various machinery utilized in the production of sorghum. The full title is "Southern Sorgo Manual: Containing a Catalogue of Cane...
This page in Mitchener's POW diary from World War II shows two images, the first, a bombardier in an American B-17 airplane, and the second, a miserable prisoner of war who appears to be drinking. Mitchener is contrasting the two, and writes, "Then...
Three-page handwritten letter by Christopher Ammons to his family in which he states that he is now the oldest member of his platoon. He is destined next for a mission between Highway 13 (Thunder Road) and the Song Be River. Ammons relates the...
Strickland's watercolor drawing of the Tomb (Pyramid) of Caius Cestius, showing the pyramid in the foreground. Also shown are the Roman walls, and the Porta San Paolo gates. Also in the foreground is the Protestant Cemetery. Strickland provides...
