Hand-colored tintype of unidentified Southern lady, possibly of the Sutherland family from Owensboro, Kentucky. The tintype is in its original union case and in excellent condition.
Image possibly drawn from a photograph. It bears a facsimili of Lee's signature. Item possibly sold as a fundraiser for the tomb of Stonewall Jackson. Image and original frame by Purnell Galleries, Baltimore, Md.
Ceremonial flag of the Barrow Guards, Gordon's Bn., later known as Co. C, 1st Tenn. Cav. Regt. (Col. James T. Wheeler's), CSA. The flag is hand-sewn with eleven stenciled stars, hand-drawn pen and ink lettering and scroll. The flag belonged to...
Shadowbox exhibit with minie balls, British Enfield bullets, two scabbard tips, partial U.S. belt buckle, shoulder-scale epaulet, and metal star. The star is possibly a Texas Rangers emblem.
Hand-drawn ink & watercolor of Rock Island Prison by J. M. Breeding. Possibly created for Christian Buhler, who was in the prison for 17 months and 12 days in Barracks #5. Drawing shows barracks, stockade & parapets, horses, guards, a burial...
Pen and ink drawing (possibly lithograph) of Cumberland Gap camp showing the Cumberland Gap from the south and the encampment of 14th United States Infantry Regiment, under General George W. Morgan.
Letter from Sgt. David Mullins, Co. K, 41st Tenn. Inf. Regt., to his wife Genetia. He mentions sending her five finger rings which he describes (see picture). Possibly similar to or deriving from the Irish "claddagh."
Possibly 1842 model Springfield rifle that belonged to Lt. Thomas Bond, Co. B, 33rd Tenn. Inf. Regt., CSA. Bond was from the Leighton community in Madison County, Tenn.
Eight-piece drafting set used to create maps during the Mexican War and possibly the Civil War and manufactured by the Technical Supply Company of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Hansford James, son of John James and Nancy Smyth, born November 3, 1822, died March 23, 1883. Married Mary Melvina Bell, January 12, 1854. Hansford James served in the War Between the States under General Robert E. Lee's command. Captured at the...
