Inscription and cover page of "Rifle and Infantry Tactics, Vol. I." The tome is touted as being "the only copy-right edition." It has a notice from W. J. Hardee, Colonel, Confederate States Army, inside the front cover. The notice was written from...
Inscription and cover page of "Rifle and Infantry Tactics, Vol. II." The tome is touted as being "the only copy-right edition." It has a notice from W. J. Hardee, Colonel, Confederate States Army, inside the front cover. The notice was written from...
Handwritten diary (selected pages) of William Fisher, Co. C, 11th (Holman's) Tennessee Cavalry. Gives Mr. Fisher's 1864 account as a soldier in Army of Tennessee at Battles of Tunnel Hill, Resaca, Nashville and subsequent retreat. Includes his...
Marriage certificate for Charles Harrell and Sally Henderson, "colored." The marriage certificate is from Madison County, Tennessee, issued December 28, 1868. The marriage was solemnized January 5, 1869.
Card from Christopher Ammons featuring a cartoon soldier and the text Dont Worry While Im in Vietnam. A message on the back describes weather and night at Vung Chua Mountain in Qui Nhon, including regularly scheduled movies at an outdoor theater. ...
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.
Pamphlet describing the proceedings of a mass meeting of the 7th Tenn. Cav., Rucker's Brigade, Jackson's Division, CSA. The resolutions expressed by this meeting of officers and enlisted men, despite the short time remaining for hostilities, are...
Stone monument of a riderless horse at Chickamauga Battlefield Park near Chattanooga, Tennessee. Carving on monument reads, "First Wisconsin Cavalry, 2nd Brig. 1st Div. Cavalry Corps."; Descriptive text on the reverse side of postcard.
Envelope printed by Mumford and Company from the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the U. S. for the Southern District of Ohio. Features an image of the Devil under which the text "the First Secessionist" is printed.
Sworn affidavit, Washington County, Tenn., from Nancy Tinker regarding supplies she furnished during the war to Col. George W. Kirk of the 3rd North Carolina Infantry. Probably filed in connection with a U.S. Court of Claims application. See also...
A. Patterson's affidavit of loyalty to the Union. Patterson swears he was never disloyal to the Union and "has never been guilty of any of the disqualifications specified in the Act of February 25, 1867."
State of Alabama, Selma, Marion, Memphis Railroad Company bonds. Issued September 1, 1869. Reverse side includes original signature of Nathan Bedford Forrest, President. Bond is numbered 67, amount $1,000. Payable in "gold coin of the United...
State of Alabama, Selma, Marion, Memphis Railroad Company bonds. Issued September 1, 1869. Reverse side includes original signature of Nathan Bedford Forrest, President. Bond is numbered 67, amount $1,000. Payable in "gold coin of the United...
