Circular tin containing brass pistol caps that belonged to David Preston Sherfy. Sherfy, using the alias George W. Garber, enlisted in Co. H, 1st Ill. Cav. Regt. at Cairo, Ill. on July 17, 1861. He was promoted to full corporal and mustered out on...
This letter from Sgt. David Mullins, Co. K, 41st Tenn. Inf. Regt., CSA, to his wife Genetia describes a successful Confederate battery action against Federal gunships at Port Hudson, using "hot balls" and setting enemy ships on fire.
Western State Hospital Occupational Therapy Unit's booth at the West Tennessee District Fair. The booth shows a number of craft items including applique quilts, furniture, wall hangings, lamps, baskets, and brooms.
Letter ordering an officer to go with a guard of one non-commissioned officer and six men in order to take charge of a passenger train on the Rome Railroad; the letter includes additional instructions. An example of the form to be kept is...
Armories; Military facilities; Gas Masks; Military maneuvers; Rifles; Machine guns; Militias; Military training; Firearms; Gas warfare; Tear gas; Chemicals
Members of the Tennessee State Guard practice a military exercise using gas masks, rifles and machine guns during maneuvers at the Clarksville Armory.