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...
Vessel portion of leather canteen recovered from Fort Donelson battlefield, with metal rim and brackets but missing straps, cap, and neck. Exhibited at the Carnegie Center in Jackson, Tenn.
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...
Burton artillery shell with an intact base. The fuse has been drilled and the charge was removed. The shell was recovered from the site of the Battle of Stones River.
Belt buckle recovered from the yard of the Overton Lee Mansion (near Tyne Boulevard). The buckle appears to be fashioned from a piece of servingware or a platter.
Phi Kappa Psi fraternity pin that was recovered from the Confederate camps' site of the Battle of Stones River in Murfreesboro. The pin has the name "A. J. Thomas" engraved on the back.
