Print of the Battle of Stones River depicting the Federal troops of General William Rosencrans fighting against Confederate troops under General Bragg. A Union column marches toward the action and a battery of cannon fires on Confederate troops as...
The grounds of the Tennessee School for the Deaf early into the construction of the facilities. The landscape is largely wooded and a few construction elements can be seen. One larger site is on the right along with various construction supplies. A...
Excerpts from a diary, 1834-1865, and memoir of early life, written by Jesse Cox (1793-1879), a Primitive Baptist minister and resident of Williamson County, Tennessee. He describes the hardships of life as an itinerant preacher, some religious...
Two large brick buildings comprise the campus of Grand Junction School. The two-story structure at right appears to be for classrooms, while the one at left appears to be a gymnasium or field house. A line of people, possibly in caps and gowns,...
Parrish states that he believes when the Civilian Conservation Corps first ecamped outside Clarksville the locals were a taken aback by their presence, but after a while they became accepted, and locals even provided them lunch. They eventually...
Letter written by Sgt. Thomas Odell Morrell, Co. D, 63rd Tenn. Inf. Regt., CSA, to his family in Washington County, Tenn. He wrote of moving from Strawberry Plains, Tenn., toward Clinton, Tenn., possibly on the way to Kentucky to cut off a Union...
Letter to Governor Austin Peay (1923-1927) from Noel Gaines, a Kentucky citizen, praising Governor Peay and the Tennessee Legislature for the passage of the anti-evolution law (the Butler Act). He takes the Kenucky Legislature to task for not...
Clothing and dress; Bloomers; Women; Humorous pictures
Black and white view of three women with backs turned toward the camera, showing their dress bustles. Surrounded by color drawing of a picture frame and a camera on a tripod.
Military vehicles; Cities & towns; Streets; Military personnel; Soldiers; Military uniforms; Arms & armament
Several soldiers outfitted with helmets, rifles, and flak vests are riding in a small truck through Qui Nhon on their way back to the military base at Vung Chua Mountain. All but the driver are wearing helmets. They are driving toward a group of...
Excerpts from the diary of William Luther Bigelow Lawrence. He details joining the Nashville Guards, the scarcity of provisions, and the surrender of Nashville. He proclaims the trampling of private rights by Federal soldiers, the fleeing of his...
