.36 caliber Colt Navy revolver, serial number 103239. Inscription on the backstrap reads, "Presented to Colonel George G. Dibrell, 8th Tenn. Cav. by friends and citizens of Sparta, Tenn." The top flat of the barrel is marked, "ADDRESS COL. SAML...
.36 caliber Whitney Revolver that was owned by Ben Woodson (an alias used by Frank James). The revolver was given to William Ralston in the late 1870s. Ann Ralston was married to Mr. Woodson.
.58 caliber, cap-and-ball muzzle loader made by gunsmith around 1849 in Townsend, Tennessee. Used by Adam Wilson (1841-1919). He carried it throughout the Civil War. The brass trigger guard possibly made out of brass candle stick. Wilson was a...
.69 caliber converted smoothbore converted flintlock, Model 1842, even though dated "1852" on lockplate. Provenance uncertain, could have been used by either side. Found in Crisp home in Raleigh, Shelby County, Tenn.
1836 Springfield rifle, modified or converted to percussion in 1860. The rifle was owned by Captain William Thomas Baldridge (1836-1924), Co. A, Western Stars, 31st Tenn. In. Regt., CSA.
1851 Colt Navy pistol, leather case, and bullet mold belonging to Charles T. Burgess. Burgess was from Putnam County, Tennessee. He was believed to have been in the 8th Tennessee Cavalry.
