Account of the Battle of Shiloh written by William T. Rasbury (born 1914) who was about 75 or 80 years old when it was written. His great aunt, Lydia Catherine Rasbury, told him the story.
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...
William Henry Olds Hodge was a member of Company I, Kansas Cavalry. He was born Willliam Henry Olds on November 5, 1843, in Ravenna, Ohio, and he took the name of his stepfather, Jonah J. Hodge, when he enlisted in the Union Army. He was married to...
William Henry Olds Hodge was a member of Company I, Kansas Cavalry. He was born Willliam Henry Olds on November 5, 1843, in Ravenna, Ohio, and he took the name of his stepfather, Jonah J. Hodge, when he enlisted in the Union Army. He was married to...
William Henry Olds Hodge was a member of Company I, Kansas Cavalry. He was born Willliam Henry Olds on November 5, 1843, in Ravenna, Ohio, and he took the name of his stepfather, Jonah J. Hodge, when he enlisted in the Union Army. He was married to...
"When This Cruel War Is Over," a popular Civil War song written by Charles Carroll Sawyer. 1st Lt. John A. Crutchfield wrote down the words to the song in Corinth, Mississippi, on May 22, 1864.
Cover shows a nighttime scene of a group of African Americans singing, dancing, and playing the violin and banjo. Inset photograph at lower right of song performers Val Harris and Jack Manion.
Schools; Rural schools; Public schools; Educational facilities
Front and side views of War Creek School, a white educational facility in Hancock County. The two-story, clapboard schoolhouse is topped with a steeple and set amid a stand of trees.
Parks; Mills; Water mills; Flour & meal industry; Millraces
The photograph is taken from a position overlooking the Alvin C. York grist mill, located in the Sgt. Alvin C. York State Historic Park. The two-story millhouse can be seen behind the milldam that straddles the Wolf River.
Alvin C. York, his wife Gracie, York familiy members, Gov. Prentice Cooper, and spectators look on as a sign designating 6th Avenue as "Sergeant York Avenue" is unveiled. The scene takes place in front of the Knickerbocker Theatre during the...
Military-issued brass powder flask with stopper. Probably 1830s-1840s, possibly Mexican War era. Continued to be made up to the 1850s. They started using these flasks when Mississippi Rifles came into use around time of the War of 1812. Flask was...
Military personnel; Soldiers; Uniforms; Military uniforms; Hats; Arms & armament; Ammunition; Mountains
Two soldiers are holding pieces of an M-16 rifle that had been run over when it fell out of a truck. The soldier on the left is wearing a cast on his left foot. Note: a non-color-corrected master TIFF copy is also available.
Barbed wire; Trees; Fences; Tree stumps; Buildings
This page in Mitchener's POW diary from World War II includes a drawing of a tree as well as a number of tree stumps, all within the POW camp boundaries. He writes, "Around the compound - approximately a dozen...Trees. About the Reich, 'tis...
This page in Mitchener's POW diary from World War II shows a poem called "High Flight," written by Pilot Officers John J. McGee, Eagle Squadron, killed in action. The poem is about the joy of flying.
Tintype of Thomas Stewart. Stewart was born in Quebec, Canada, and his family later moved to Indiana. Stewart enlisted in Co. A, 12th Indiana Infantry Regiment, USA. He was captured at the Battle of Atlanta. Stewart was a POW at Andersonville,...
