Model 1860 U.S. staff and field officer's sword manufactured by Springfield Armory and Southern Cross belonging to William Fairchild Dennis Jr. (October 17, 1845 - June 9, 1927). Dennis served with the Raymond Minute Men of Hinds County,...
Special order issued by Colonel James M. True and Post Adjutant E. R. Wiley Jr. specifying the method of collecting assessments for the support of Federal refugees. The order includes a list of individuals with assessments against them and the...
Special order transferring from the Pioneer Brigade, Army of the Cumberland, a sufficient number of men with more than a year to serve, to form a regiment of engineers in the Army of the Cumberland, as authorized by an Act of Congress, May 20, 1864.
Special Order No. 153 from the War Department, Adjutant Generals Office, Washington D. C.. Commanders were notified via this standard printed form that their pay would be suspended for failing to file their regimental and company histories.
Special Order No. 127 was issued by Major General Stoneman convening a court-martial for the trial of Colonel S. R. K. Patton of the 8th Tennessee Cavalry. The order also commands Lieutenant Colonel John E. McGowan to "depart for the court."
Special Order No. 1 from the headquarters of the 30th Tennessee Regiment of Volunteers in Dalton, Georgia, requiring the examination of and report on a lot of clothing, including jackets, pants, caps, hats, drawers, shirts, and socks. It includes...
This is Special Field Order No. 114, issued by General John Hood, relieving Captain J. P. Baltzell from duty at Opelika, Alabama, and assigning him to duty as Provost Marshal at Augusta, Georgia.
The "monument erected and dedicated by the people of Michigan in memory of her soldiers who fought and fell in the Battle of Shiloh." Features soldier standing with his rifle.
Written on the back of John Hare Bond's checks, this story recounts Fielding Hurst's harassment of West Tennessee planter Uncle Lewis "Luke" Bond. Hurst, a rare Unionist in the region, raised units of scouts and cavalry. They patrolled Federal...
Military parades & ceremonies; Military officers; Buildings; Motorcycles
The Army Day Parade in front of the Tennessee State Capitol. Many people are lining the street watching the men on motorcycles and other marchers as they drive and walk by.
Postwar document concerns a re-branded mule--Confederates apparently had branded a flat stamp over the "US" brand after the animal was captured by Confederate cavalry under Col. Dibrell or Williams, part of Forrest's command
Machine gun pill box constructed in the ruins of a shelled house. Caption reads: '"Old Hickory Machine Gun Pill Box' Constructed by 105th Engineers. Not completed on account of Bosche retreating in 'Voormozele [sic-Voormezeele] Stunt."'
Walker, an English-born painter, was commissioned by Union Gen. Joseph Hooker to paint the more famous canvas of Lookout Mountain with the general on a white horse. This painting shows the face of the mountain sprinkled with Confederate 1st...
Military officers; Militias; Military maneuvers; Military facilities; Military camps
Brigadier General Smith, Major General Pritchard, Major General Roderick R. Allen, Brigadier General Jacob McGavock Dickinson and other unnamed officers from the Tennessee State Guard observing firepower demonstrations from the sidelines. The...
Scrap of a military record denoting the first names of negro enlistments in Colored Infantry Regiments. Also mentioned are some officers with the units. The notation of Gallatin and the date of 1863 most probably is associated with the formation...
Orders signed by Colonel William B. Bate permitting William Ferguson and John Branham of the Walker Legion (2nd Tennessee Infantry) to pass through the country, keeping out of sight of the river, for the purpose of preparing a map of certain...
Pass from the Provost Marshal's Office at Gallatin, Tennessee, to permit W. T. Robinson to travel within Federal lines until further orders. The pass was issued by order of Brigadier General E. A. Paine, and signed by Major J. J. Searitt, Provost...
Military parades & ceremonies; Military officers; Buildings; Musical instruments; Military bands; Marching; Parades & processions
Army Day Parade in front of the Tennessee State Capitol. This event faetured the 2nd Tennessee Infantry on parade in downtown Nashville. Many people are lining the street watching the marchers as they walk by. A military band is marching. The...
Robinson was in Kershaw's Brigade, one of the Army of Northern Virginia's most battle-tested units. See entire collection of letters in TSLA Microfilm #1969.
