Guitars; Music; Singers; Pianos; Music halls; Musicians; Concerts
Photograph shows twelve individuals, five of whom appear to be performing. (None are identified in the photograph.) A barn faade is in the background with a sign over the doors reading, "WSM Grand Ole Opry." The back of a audience member's head...
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...
Four-page letter written on Fort Campbell stationery by Christopher Ammons from basic training to his family. He details gathering together some items and visiting a museum, but the majority of the letter describes and lauds PVT Smith (Smitty)....
Military training; Military maneuvers; Military headquarters; Military uniforms; Military rations; Sutlers
Color lithograph of the 1st Regiment, Kentucky Infantry, in camp before the battle of Shiloh. The lithograph is based on a drawing by a soldier in the regiment. Pictured are tents, military equipment, and soldiers involved in various activities,...
Historic buildings; Historic sites; Flags; Flagpoles; Military standards; Hotels
Certificate issued to Ernest N. Haston, a long-serving Tennessee Secretary of State, recognizing financial support and making him a member of the Association committed to restoring the Fort Donelson House. An image at the top of the certificate...
Front cover of the pamphlet, "A, B, C of the Invisble Empire, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan." It features a central image of a hooded Klan member above the words, "Faultless, Fearless, and Forever Faithful," and the dates, "1866 - Founded" and "1915...
Governors Gordon Browning (1889-1976) and Prentice Cooper (1895-1969) standing with two elderly Civil War veterans in their uniforms and another unidentified individual.
Eyeglasses and case belonging to William H. Vaughn, born in Lafayette, Macon County, Tennessee. Style of glasses became popular in the late 1850s. Vaughn was a member of Company A, 8th Tennessee Mounted Infantry.
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...
Reunion brooch of Alfred A. White, member of Nathan Bedford Forrest's Cavalry Corps. White was from Weakley County Tennessee. Wounded in Memphis. Co. J, 1st Corps, 15th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry.
Middle-aged man in a civilian coat and vest. Joseph B. Miller was a member of Co. F, 34th Tennessee Infantry. Morse & Peaslee Photography, Nashville, Tennessee.
Lithograph of Jefferson Davis and his cabinet with General Robert E. Lee in the council chamber at Richmond, Va. The name of each cabinet member appears under their seat. Published by Thomas Kelly in New York.
Photograph of four members of the Decker family. John G. Decker, first from left, and Phillip G. Decker, second from right, are twins. Phillip G. Decker died during the war. John G. Decker was a member of Co. K, 32nd Indiana Vol., USA. Numerous...
