These two pages each have a heading - "Kriege Relief" and "In the Dark of Night - Nuenberg," but nothing has been drawn. It appears that what Mitchener calls "Nuenberg" is the city of Nuremberg in south central Germany.
These two pages each have a heading - "Same Monotony Until" and "Exodus Once More" but nothing has been drawn. It appears that Mitchener did not have the time to draw what he wanted under each title heading.
Two letters on the same sheet of paper to Kittie describing military life and his affections for her. The first letter is dated Dec. 26, 1862, and the second letter is dated January 1, 1863.
Framed pictures and supporting documents of Julius Franklin Howell, who was a general in the United Confederate Veterans organization. During the war he was a corporal in Company K, 24th Virginia Cavalry. Two of the documents are dated September 9,...
Elaborate (but broken) mother-of-pearl case with daguerreotype of the Davis family (two women, one older, one younger). The Davis family was from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The side of the case is designed to imitate the spine of a book.
Two young brothers from Pulaski, Tennessee. Dressed in black uniforms and holding hands with their arms around their shoulders. Leonidas is on the left and Buckner is on the right. Buckner was killed in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky. Leonidas...
J. W. Hooker was in the 177th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry. This note was written from HQ 177, O.V.I., by Lt. Col. W. H. Zimmeron to Capt. I. N. Rogers. The note excuses him from all duties "for two towers" for cleanliness.
Letter between two brothers of the Decker family commenting on contact with rebel pickets. The stationery features an image of George Washington along with the phrase "let us cherish his memory and emulate his example." See also the John G. Decker...
Planter's Bank of Georgia five-dollar note signed by the future Confederate General Hugh Mercer. There are also two Western and Atlantic Railroad notes and a Georgia five-dollar bill.
Union bass drum with two drum sticks, one spur, a Civil War medal, and drum strap. It was used in Masonic parades after the war in Indiana. Written around the drum head are the names of the battles Shiloh, Chickamauga, and Stones River.
Framed color image of two brothers, one pictured in a Union cavalry coat. The family story is that one brother was Union and the other Confederate; however, in the image both brothers appear to be in Union dress. Brothers are relatives of Reva,...
Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) spoon commemorating a reunion. The handle of the spoon is in the shape of a soldier with a rifle. An eagle, holding a sword over two crossed cannons sits in the base of the spoon.
Student chair from the Athenaeum School in Columbia, Tennessee. The name of the school is embossed on the bottom of the seat. The chair has two stretchers on two sides.
Silver plate, serving spoon, four place spoons, one teaspoon, two dinner forks and four luncheon fork. All engraved "Athenaeum." Mostly of the fiddle pattern.
