Letter from Joseph Gerald Branch in Davis Lake Plantation, Arkansas, to his wife, Mary, in Maury County, Tennessee. He is concerned that his letters are not reaching her, and he observes, "What is property or anything else compared to one's...
Correspondence; Fathers; Mothers; Campaigns & battles; Civil Wars; War
Letter from Mary Guthrie Latta to her husband, Samuel R. Latta, dated August 19, 1861. Although she has hoped that Samuel Latta's unit would be ordered into retreat in Tennessee, they have instead been ordered to New Madrid, Missouri.
Map depicting major features, especially railroads, present in Tennessee during the Civil War. A large detailed section of Kentucky occupies the top part of the map, and the states surrounding Tennessee receive fringe coverage. Major battle sites...
Nan Ross standing in front of a Crazy quilt. The quilt was made between February and December 1898 by Nan, Mattie, and Sue Ross and their mother Elizabeth Charles Ross. It has the marriage date of Tom and Elizabeth Ross as well as the initials of...
One-page form that constitutes the official release of John Morrisey, private in the 10th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry, from service in the United States Army, issued May 29, 1865.
Overall Bill, Star, and Dresden Plate quilts hanging from a clothesline. The focus is on the Star quilt and only small areas of the other two are visible.
Pamphlet issued by J. L. MacFarland, Solicitor of Claims, instructing individuals on how to recover claims with the United States for personal property used in the war effort by the U. S. Army. Loyalty requirements are listed, as are the types of...
Pay account to Newton J. Lillard for $370.00 signed by Quartermaster Captain George W. Allen. Remarks read, "Splendid officer, gets drunk pretty often, which takes most of my money, as we have to pay such high prices for whiskey can't you rase...
Quartermaster account, Confederate States, to Mr. Aaron Lambert for 11,840 pounds of hay. The amount of hay purchased during the month of July was 11,840 pounds of hay at $2.50 per 100 pounds- a payment of $296.00 to Aaron Lambert certified by...
Quilting bee featuring seven women sitting around a quilting frame. One of the women on the left has a child in her lap. Another woman stands next to the frame, and a group of six children can be seen standing in the background.
Quilting party in the front yard of the Shell house, Cherokee Community. Edna Richardson is seated in the front and Marie Taylor Harvey is standing in the extreme back. Various unidentified women and children are also shown.
Red and white poster produced by the University of Tennessee-Knoxville giving farm families information concerning price controls and rationing during World War II.
Report submitted by Lieutenant William Alonzo Wainwright, Regimental Quartermaster of the 75th Indiana Infantry. This monthly departmental form,designated No. 8, names twenty-eight civilian employees due pay. All but one are listed as "Colored"...
Ten page, soffcover, booklet detailing the advantages of settlement in Tennessee. The booklet describes the natural and man-made resources of Tennessee.
The "monument erected and dedicated by the people of Michigan in memory of her soldiers who fought and fell in the Battle of Shiloh." Features soldier standing with his rifle.
The cover of this nursery catalog highlights color images of the American elm and the Lombardy poplar trees. These images appear on top of a black and white background image of a forest.
