Interior image of the Union Gospel Tabernacle including the audience and the Theodore Thomas Orchestra performing at a benefit staged by the Ladies' Hermitage Association to fund the preservation of The Hermitage, home of Andrew Jackson.
Five-page letter written from John S. Brien in Nashville, Tennessee, to R. M. C[ornin], Esq. in Cincinnati, Ohio. The author expresses his views on secession, the Union, and Southern Rights as well as his hope for compromise. Says Brien, " I...
Centennial celebrations; Historical reenactments; War
Two-page correspondence from Donald A. Ramsay (General in the Confederate High Command) to Steve Lawrence (Williamson [County] Civil War Centennial Committee), on The Confederate High Command stationery, describing the plans for the Battle of...
Cover of the Battle of Franklin, Civil War Centennial, guide book and program. It features a Confederate Soldier in a slouch hat standing on the left holding a musket, and a Federal Soldier in a kepi on the right, also holding a musket. The Carter...
Centennial celebrations; Historical reenactments; War
Battle of Franklin Centennial Participants medal. The medal is round with two images of Civil War soldiers. The text on the medal reads "Battle of Franklin Centennial Participants, November 1864-1964."
Five-verse poem by John A. May entitled "The Sons of Confederate Veterans." At the end of the poem, it states that it was reprinted from "Tall Pines," a collection of poems by John A. May.
