Hand-colored image of 2nd Lt. Jacob Johnson, Co. E, 2nd (Ashby's) Tenn. Cav. Regt., CSA, standing in full uniform with a pistol in his belt, holding a saber.
Photograph of Thomas Larkin Harris, CSA, seated in uniform, holding a shotgun. Harris is holding his hat and has a pistol tucked into his belt. Harris, born in 1829 in Carroll County, served in Co. F, 12th Con. Tenn. Inf., CSA. He was killed at the...
Pocket pistol, .36 cal., manufactured by Cooper Firearms, serial number 5344, patent date January 7, 1851; April 25, 1854; September 4, 1860; September 1, 1863; September 22, 1863
Plant's Company front-loading revolver, manufactured during the 1850s in New Haven, Conn. It was recovered from the bank of the Tennessee River, opposite Pittsburg Landing, by two fishermen in 1997. The pistol was a civilian sidearm. Given the...
Shadowbox containing an assortment of bullets and buttons. Included are pistol bullets, rifle balls, buckshot, and buttons from military uniforms. Of particular interest is an 1845 Henry Clay campaign button.
Early reproduction pistol stamped on barrel, "Spiller Burr .36 caliber pistol, CSA, 1861-1861." [The dates are written as is.] The pistol is in near-pristine condition and has a leather holster marked "F36." Spiller & Burr, which manufactured more...
Circular tin containing brass pistol caps that belonged to David Preston Sherfy. Sherfy, using the alias George W. Garber, enlisted in Co. H, 1st Ill. Cav. Regt. at Cairo, Ill. on July 17, 1861. He was promoted to full corporal and mustered out on...
Henry Osborn, Co. F, 8th Tennesee Infantry, CSA. Osborn is pictured holding his pistol. He was wounded in upper chest and shoulder at Stones River in Murfeesboro, Tennessee. He married Armilda Copeland in Overton County, Tennessee. They had six...
Unidentified Confederate soldier in uniform and kepi, holding what appears to be an 1851 Colt Navy Sheriff pistol in his right hand and a knife in his left. The ambrotype is set in a decorative oval frame.
