Letter from A. C. Montgomery to G. R. Rutledge describing status of business in Maryville, local elections resulting in the election of "Union men," the outcomes of battles involving Sterling Price, the death of Benjamin McCulloch, and the status...
Letter from Robert Rutledge to his father, G. R. Rutledge, explaining the strategic value of East Tennessee and the likelihood of a Union invasion. He implores his father to leave Cleveland, Tennessee, and flee south to Georgia before such a raid...
Letter from G. R. Rutledge to Robert Rutledge commenting on the prices of provisions in the region, the lack of certain goods, and his need to purchase a horse. He expresses concern for Robert's health and provisions and is worried about Gam...
Three men stand inside a cave; a dilapidated wooden pen can be seen in front of the cave opening. Two of the men appear to be producer Jesse Lasky and his son. The third man, whose identity is not given, appears to be wearing a hat.
Three unidentified men stand in front of a sedan parked on a Carthage, Tennessee, street between a movie theater showing "The Great Victor Herbert" and a Ben Franklin store.
A mountain cabin with an oak-shingle roof. The cabin is made of logs and wooden planks. A horse stands in front of the cabin with a small boy on its back. Three men stand near the horse: one at its rear and two in front.
Two Appalachian riflemen stand together in the woods wearing hats and denim overalls and comparing their guns, as two men seated on the ground look on.
Ten men face the camera in a clearing, all but the youngest wearing hats, one quite large. The largest two men stand in front of the others. Only two guns can be seen. The largest man wears bib overalls with extra material added at the cuffs.
Street railroads; Cable railroads; Streets; Grocery stores; Houses; Broadsides
Streetcar on Buchanan Street; also shows J.A. Maxey Grocery. Rear of streetcar has broadsides for "Baseball Today" and "Hear Carmack on Temperance, Ryman Auditorium." Two children in hats stand outside the grocery. Several houses can be seen in...
Military vehicles; Rifles; Trucks; Military personnel; Soldiers; Men; Military uniforms
Five soldiers sitting in the back of an open truck. One is drinking from a can. At left, a partially visible soldier holds n apple. Two others stand nearby with their backs to the camera.
Map, in two parts, detailing the Battle of Nashville. First map details the actions of the Federal line attacking a small brigade of Confederate infantry near Charlotte and Harding Pikes and the line of Confederate retreat. Second map details...
Color engraving of Union soldiers being greeted at a plantation home. An African Amreican family can be seen on the right, a group of women and children stand at the top of the stairs of the house.
U.S. Quartermaster warehouse in Nashville. Men, including several African Americans, can be seen in open warehouse doors. The Capitol and several downtown buildings stand silhouetted in the background.
Front and side views of the Northern Bank of Alabama flying United States flag under Federal military occupation. Numerous uniformed soldiers and guards stand in front of the building.
Letter written by Frank (Benjamin Franklin) McCutchen to his father during the war. In the letter, McCutchen tells his father of his illness with typhoid-pneumonia. Due to his poor health, McCutchen paid for a replacement to fulfill his service in...
Copyprint of tintype of Peggy Jane Brinkley (far right) and an unidentified woman sitting in a horse-drawn buggy. Marion Houston Brinkley, Peggy Jane's son, sits on her lap. An unidentified man stands to the side with his arm resting on the buggy....
Beechland in Cages Bend, near Gallatin, Tennessee. The white-sided home is partially obscured by trees. A white fence runs the length of the photograph. Polly Shute, the nurse, stands with her hands on her hips. Two young girls, Janie and Emma,...
