Tintype portrait of Confederate Private Robert A. Cheatham, who served in Company C, 1st Tennessee Infantry Regiment
View Full Item in Tennessee State Library and ArchivesPvt. Robert A. Cheatham served in Co. C, 1st Tenn. (Feilds') Inf. Regt., CSA, during the Civil War. Based on the uniform, it is an early war image, unusual for the 'C' on his cap. Calvert, a Nashville…
Letter from Union soldier James Thitchener to his friend Phil about the difficulties of army life, November 8, 1862
Thitchener, JamesView Full Item in Historic Huguenot StreetJames writes to his friend Phil about the difficulties of army life. He has been marching for three weeks straight though serious weather conditions. One night the troops had to camp right down in the…
Photograph of the Union prison camp for Confederate soldiers in Elmira, New York, 1864
New York (State). Education Dept. Division of Visual InstructionView Full Item in New York State ArchivesElmira prison camp during the Civil War. Barracks in Elmira were converted to hold prisoners of war in 1864, largely due to their proximity to major railroads.
