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  • Coat button
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    Confederate artillery coat button. "A" Georgia state seal coat button on the front. On the back "Wm H Smith & Co. New York"
  • Looking Back - The Civil War in Tennessee
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  • Spy notes
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    Three troop movement notes, commonly called "spy notes." They were sealed with candle wax and folded to a small triangle. These belonged to General Albert Sydney Johnston and were to be destroyed after they were read.
  • Looking Back - The Civil War in Tennessee
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  • Confederate Reed artillery shell
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    3-inch Confederate Reed artillery shell found at Campbell's Station, Tenn.
  • Looking Back - The Civil War in Tennessee
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  • Photograph of Brigadier General Alfred Eugene Jackson, CSA
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    Photograph of Brig. Gen. Alfred Eugene Jackson, the only Confederate general from Washington County, Tenn. As military commander of Greeneville, Tenn., he saved Andrew Johnson's home. In 1863, he fought at the Battle of Limestone Station, Tenn....
  • Looking Back - The Civil War in Tennessee
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  • Artillery shell fragments
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    Artillery shell fragments found at the site of the Battle of Bean Station.
  • Looking Back - The Civil War in Tennessee
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  • Assortment of buttons and buckles
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    Assortment of buttons and buckles found with a metal detector at a former campsite in Bean Station, Tenn.
  • Looking Back - The Civil War in Tennessee
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  • Collection of buckles
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    Collection of assorted buckles that were found in a campsite in Bean Station, Tenn.
  • Looking Back - The Civil War in Tennessee
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  • Hotchkiss artillery shell
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    Hotchkiss artillery shell found in Bean Station, Tenn.
  • Looking Back - The Civil War in Tennessee
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  • Artillery shell fragments
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    Artillery shell fragments from spherical case shot. The shells had hollow balls with fuses so they would explode over target. The fragments were most likely from a 12-lb. Napoleon.
  • Looking Back - The Civil War in Tennessee
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  • Transportation of prisoner
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    Paper authorizing the transportation and release of Lewis S. Hodges, a citizen and prisoner, by order of the U. S. Quartermaster. Hodges was transferred from Nashville to Campbell Station, Tenn. He was tried and convicted on charges of disloyalty...
  • Looking Back - The Civil War in Tennessee
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  • Ambrotype of Pvt. Charles E. Sneed
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    Pvt. Sneed was from Rutherford County, Tenn., and enlisted on Nov. 26, 1861, in Nashville. He served in Co. F, 4th (Starnes'-McClemore's) Tenn. Cav. Regt., also known as "The Williamson County Cavalry." In 1862, they reported to Gen. Nathan Bedford...
  • Looking Back - The Civil War in Tennessee
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  • Canteen of Pvt. Charles E. Sneed
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    This wood drum Confederate canteen belonged to Pvt. Charles E. Sneed, Co. F, 4th (Starnes'-McClemore's) Tenn. Cav. Regt., CSA. Sneed carved his initials into the canteen. He enlisted November 26, 1861. Co. F was known as "The Williamson County...
  • Looking Back - The Civil War in Tennessee
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  • Sketch of house used as military hospital and surrounding buildings
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    Landscape-style pencil sketch of a very fine federal style home and four outbuildings. The house at center is identified as a hospital, and the depot at left is acting as a telegraph station. Written on reverse is "Monday December 28th 1863...
  • Looking Back - The Civil War in Tennessee
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  • Stirrup
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    Stirrup from Campbell's Station.
  • Looking Back - The Civil War in Tennessee
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  • Side of Bridle
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    Side of birdle with the Heart Rosetta indicating the Battle of Campbell Station.
  • Looking Back - The Civil War in Tennessee
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  • Unit designation sign for military police painted on metal drums
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    Barrels; Signs (Notices); Metal buildings
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    Fifty-five gallon metal drums are painted with the unit designation "61st MP Det. Security" representing the 61st Military Police Detachment attached to the signal station at Vung Chua. The unit was originally designated the 194th MP company....
  • Chistopher D. Ammons
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  • "Murder! Shot Down and Killed! Prices on Goods Shot Down," W. M. Parker and Co., Elora, Tennessee
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    Broadsides; Advertisements
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    Advertisement for W. M. Parker and Co.
  • Throwaway History - The Broadside in American Culture
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  • WKDA Presents the Southern States Twist Contest
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    Broadsides
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    Broadside reading, "WKDA Presents Southern States Twist Contest at the Fairgrounds Coliseum featuring the National Twist Champions performing in a three-hour show. Tickets costing $1.50 - $2.00."
  • Throwaway History - The Broadside in American Culture
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  • Your Goodwill Station, WVOL Radio
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    Broadsides; Radio Stations; Radio broadcasting
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    Large broadside advertising WVOL Radio station in Nashville, Tennessee. Included on the print are the names and images of the WVOL radio personalities from the late 1950s.
  • Throwaway History - The Broadside in American Culture
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  • Bulletin board built by Civilian Conservation Corps in Pickett State Forest
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    Bulletin boards; Signs (Notices); Forests; Trees
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    Foreground image of rustic bulletin board communicating conservation and safety message with a backdrop of lush trees in Pickett State Forest.
  • Civilian Conservation Corps

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