A letter from Dutch immigrant, Peter J. Williamson back home to his wife, Eunice, during the Civil War. In 1862, Williamson enlisted as a Private in the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry, Company F and was ultimately promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant. During...
An excerpt from an oral history interview with Roger DuVal Baskette, Sr., conducted on 3 February 2003 by Robert P. Richardson as part of the Nashville Public Library's Veterans History Project. Baskette, a gunner in the 90th Chemical Mortar...
The home of Captain John Bradford, named “Woodstock,” located on Granny White Pike, Nashville, Tennessee. The original home, according to a note in the scrapbook, was located at approximately 4510 Granny White Pike. Lizzie Nichol “was...
Colonel Luke Lea, surrounded by a crowd and a brass band at the town square in Lebanon, Tennessee upon his release from prison in 1936. Luke Lea (1879-1945) was born at Lealand, the family’s 1,000-acre farm on the outskirts of Nashville. He was...
Colonel Luke Lea, surrounded by a crowd and a brass band at the town square in Lebanon, Tennessee upon his release from prison in 1936. Luke Lea (1879-1945) was born at Lealand, the family’s 1,000-acre farm on the outskirts of Nashville. He was...