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Torpedo
Two copies of a view of an iron cone believed to be of a confederate torpedo.
Torpedo
Two copies of a view of an iron cone believed to be of a confederate torpedo.
The Columbus Guards
Image of the historical marker for the site of the last armory of the Columbus Guards, which formed in 1835 and disbanded after the end of WWI.
The Battle of Manassas
Sheet Music composed by Blind Tom
Southern Rights Battery
This back of this photograph is labeled "Photograph of Civil War Unit Southern Rights Battery - poss. Capt Joe Palmer of the Harris Artillery out front" however, this photograph is most likely an infantry unit from the Spanish-American War time…
Sewing Song
Sheet music composed by Blind Tom
Robert E. Lee
Photograph of Robert E. Lee. Text on photograph states, "Entered according to Act of Congress by M.B. Brady & Co. in the year 1865 at the District Court of the District of Columbia."
Red Jacket
Image of the Historical Marker for the Red Jacket descbing its history with the Columbus Guards and its roll as a salutary canon in the Civil War
Red Jacket
Photo of the canon called the Red Jacket
Oliver Gallop
Sheet music composed by Blind Tom
Letters from Fuller to Wife, Hanover County, Virginia, June 24-26, 1862
On June 24, Fuller writes to his wife Amanda that he hears cannons in the direction of Hanover Courthouse, to the left of Richmond, Virginia. He sends a two-dollar bill home.
On June 26, Fuller reports how he left Richmond with the army on the 24th,…
On June 26, Fuller reports how he left Richmond with the army on the 24th,…
Letter from Fuller, July 30, 1862
This letter is mostly illegible.
Letter from Fuller, August 8, 1862
This letter is mostly illegible.
It is useful to note that the Battle of Cedar Run takes place on August 8th and the Battle of Richmond on August 29-30.
It is useful to note that the Battle of Cedar Run takes place on August 8th and the Battle of Richmond on August 29-30.
Letter from Fuller to Wife, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, May 23, 1864
Fuller is sick with Typhoid and Pneumonia. He fell ill on May 6, and is on the mend. He is staying at a private house between Orange Courthouse and Fredricksburg, 15 miles from Orange Courthouse. He hopes to get to a hospital so that he may get a…
Letter from Fuller to Wife, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, June 28, 1864
Fuller is still ill, and has been this way for a month and twenty-four days with the lady of the house, who is taking care of him. He thinks he is almost over it.
Letter from Fuller to Wife, Shenandoah County, Virginia, November 26, 1862
(This is a backup letter Fuller wrote to his wife in the event that his November 24 was lost)
The house of the Dutch family Fuller is staying with is two miles from New Market, Virginia.
Stonewall Jackson has crossed the Blue Ridge towards…
The house of the Dutch family Fuller is staying with is two miles from New Market, Virginia.
Stonewall Jackson has crossed the Blue Ridge towards…
Letter From Fuller to Wife, Shenandoah County, Virginia, November 24, 1862
Fuller was discharged from the hospital and started towards Winchester. He heard news that the Confederate Army are moving over the Blue Ridge Mountains towards Gordonsville, Virginia. Stonewall Jackson is camped in a town called Mount Jackson.
He…
He…
Letter from Fuller to Wife, Savannah General Hospital, Savannah, Georgia, December 18, 1864
Fuller is suffering from a bad cold and staying in the Savannah, Georgia General Hospital.
Letter from Fuller to Wife, Orange County, Virginia, July 27, 1862
Fuller expresses how badly he wishes to come home to his wife. He thinks that his captain is not fit for the office. He has been marching in the rain, and scavenged a coat and blanket from abandoned Union supplies. He closes by conveying his hope…
Letter from Fuller to Wife, Hain's Gap, Tennessee, March 25, 1864
Companies J, K, and R are on picket at a mountain in Haen's Gap, Tennessee, to watch for the Union's advance. His brigade has been transferred to Bushrod Johnson's command.
General Buckner is commanding one division of Johnson's corps.
"Hood's old…
General Buckner is commanding one division of Johnson's corps.
"Hood's old…