A published photo from the Nashville Times (1940), of J. W. Barnes, the last surviving CSA Veteran. James W. Barnes was with Company I, 55th (McKoin’s) Tennessee Infantry and Company I, 44th Tennessee Infantry. Barnes was born on June 16th, 1843,...
A postcard of the Masonic Widows and Orphans Home in Nashville Tennessee. The home was located on White's Creek Pike, six miles north of Nashville. It was established around 1892. Today several surviving historic structures stand at the former...