Document dated July 30th, 1863, assigning Sgt. Zina B. Chatfield as Orderly Sgt., 12th La. Inf. Regt., Vols. of African Descent. Signed by T. S. Binert, Assistant Adjutant General, by order of Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. Chatfield had been...
Orders issued by Gen. Ulysses S. Grant appointing Sgt. Zina B. Chatfield of Co. A, 4th Regt., Minn. Inf. Vols., USA, Orderly Sgt., in the 12th Regt. of Louisiana Volunteers of African Descent. Signed by John Aaron Rawlins, Assistant Adjutant...
Confederate States of America (CSA) bond with interest coupons to be clipped every six months. The item was signed by N. Palmer, the Register of the Treasury. The $100 bond would mature July 1, 1878, at 8% interest.
Letter (certification note) from Andrew Moore granting his son, James, age 15, permission to enlist in the U. S. Army for a period of three years. Signed Sept. 2, 1862, St. Clair, Ill.
Confederate Iron Works was located at Bumpass Cove, Tenn., then in Washington County (now in Unicoi County), Tenn. Work releases were made for Michael Morelock due to "chronic bronchitis."
Depository receipt for $600 in Confederate bonds or stock purchased by R. C. Gray at Knoxville Depositories Office. The receipt was signed by J. G. M. Ramsey, Depository.
Patent issued to Stephen Rust for "Wash Board for Washing Clothes" signed by Andrew Jackson and R.B.Taney. Taney was Chief Justice of the U. S. Supreme Court from 1836 until his death in 1864. He is principally remembered for his part in the 1857...
Pension certificate for Pvt. Henry Beeler, Co. A, 12th Tenn. Cav. Regt., USA. "This pension being for: Chronic diarrhoea, disease of head eyes and breast result of measles, and rheumatism." Signed by James R. Garfield, Secretary of the Interior.
Ordnance [sic] report for Co. A, 11th Tenn. Cav. Regt., USA. The report appears to be written on the back of a court case file, an example of reusing paper at hand. The report is filed and signed by Ordinance Seargent G. C. Perdew. The list...
A note written in blue by General Leonidas Polk telling James P. Wood to not let the cotton through the railways without his permission so that it would not fall in the hands of the Federal Army. Wood was in charge of the Memphis and Ohio Railroad...
Grainger County 3rd civil district election return signed by Judge W. H. Meek, et. al., for the historic first referendum on secession in Tennessee, just prior to the Civil War. Tally 25 to 1 in favor of the convention.
Broadside calls Tennesseans to arms against the "hired and ruffian soldiers" of the North. "The Yankee War is now being waged for beauty and booty." Signed by J. B. Murray and H. C. Witt. Most likely a reproduction.
Voter registration certificate for Confederate veteran J. L. Gee. Gee served as a private in Co. B, 7th Tenn. Cav. Regt., CSA. The registration is signed by W. T. Rice, Comm'r of Registration for Tipton County, Tenn.
Parole and permission to return home for Pvt. J. L. Gee, Co. B, 7th Tenn. Cav. Regt., CSA. Gee resided in Tipton County, Tenn. The parole is signed by E. S. Dennis, Brig. Gen. Vols. Com. for US.
Oath of allegiance taken and signed by James Dillahunty, a native of Tipton County, Tenn. During the war, Dillahunty served as a private in Co. B, 7th Tenn. Cav. Regt., CSA. A US five-cent George Washington stamp is affixed to the certificate.
