Letter from Jane Smith Washington of Springfield, Tennessee, to her son, William L. Washington in Toronto, Canada, describing a confrontation with Federal troops. Mrs. Washington describes an extremely violent confrontation with Federal troops. In...
Letter from Thomas Crutchfield Jr. to James R. Hood. Crutchfield makes an effort to prove his loyalty to the Union by recounting his opposition to secession, his informing the Federals of troop movements, his supplying of the Union army with...
President Andrew Johnson writes to Major Gen. George H. Thomas, Commanding Officer, Military Division of Tennessee, addressing complaints from East Tennessee citizens over harrassment by former Confederates and suggesting that Gen. Thomas confer...
Cased daguerreotype of Capt. Flavel L. Barber, Co. A, 3rd (Brown's) Tenn. Inf. Regt., CSA. Barber wears a double-breasted Confederate officer's front coat with a dark cuff and dark collar. The "chicken guts" piping on the sleeves are appropriate...
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...
Democratic Primary Board election returns signed by Alvin York as Chairman of the Democratic Primary Board of Fentress County. The return features the primary votes for Horton and Gwinn for Governor; Dodson, Hull, and Todd for U.S. Senator (long...
Military officers; Militias; Military training; Military education
A group of Tennessee State Guardsmen are assembled in a circle and sitting in chairs. They appear to be discussing a military problem, as they have papers and books on their laps.
Model 1840 NCO's sword. Manufactured by Collins & Company, Hartford, Connecticut. Collins and Company, started in 1826, was still in operation during World War II. The company was located in Collinsville, Connecticut.
Field commission for William C. Nutt, promoted from private to Brevet 2nd Lieutenant of Company C, 48th Tennesee Infantry Regiment. Nutt was elected 2nd Lieutenant on January 15, 1864. The commission certified the passing of the officer's...
Print signature on frontispiece with engraving of Grant as a young officer. Publication of Gen. Grant's memoirs was arranged by Mark Twain in the last year's of Grant's life.
Reproduction Confederate McAvoy sword. Manufactured in Macon, Georgia. May have some original parts combined with reproduction parts. A good example of how facsimile parts are combined with genuine parts, making it harder to authenticate.
Model 1850 foot officer's sword. Evidence of acid-etched engraving. No maker's mark. This item belonged to the family of Warner Bass. Mr. Blackman Dunn of Grassmere was killed at the Battle of Chickamauga. This sword and watch were sent home.
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); New Deal, 1933-1939
Parrish recalls that no Civilian Conservation Corps workers he knew of ever got into trouble while he was in the camp. He states they didn't always behave, but they never got caught. There was an officer in Clarksville who wanted to catch men from...
One-page, two-sided, handwritten invoice of ordnance Form 2b, conveying the transfer of ordnance stores from a Federal company commander to his first lieutenant upon the captain's dismissal. The form designates the number of boxes and the types...
