Box 1

Missing several pages, this letter appears to be from a female friend to Mattie discussing soldiers they met while visiting a camp and gossiping about the romances of acquaintances. A patriotic slogan printed on the stationery, "I am for the Union," has been altered to read "Are you for a union?"

It is a First National Bank of Richmond, KY account book in which Wilson has pasted many newspaper articles concerning the Civil War onto the pages. Most of them relate to the 8th KY Infantry participation in the Battle of Lookout Mountain, or him planting the first flag atop the mountain. [His name is barely visible on the cover but in the right light there is a strong impression.]

Photocopies of letters from Absolum Tudor to his wife and siblings written while he was a soldier in the Civil War. Also includes a copy of a photograph labeled as the Calvin Burgin house with an unidentified family in front of the house.

Company requisitions and returns for Co. A-I and K, 14th KY Infantry, signed by Lt. J. D. Foster as Regimental Quartermaster. Mostly requisitions for stationery but also some for clothing, blankets and other equipage. One return states "The clothing and drums were left packed and stored at Lexington, KY for want of transportation... [they] were captured by the enemy." From Dorris Museum Collection, accession # N.39 (40 documents)

1860s photo album containing Carte-de-visites (CDV) of Union soldiers.

1860s photo album containing Carte-de-visites (CDV) of Union soldiers.

1860s photo album containing Carte-de-visites (CDV) of Union soldiers.

1860s photo album containing Carte-de-visites (CDV) of Union soldiers.

1860s photo album containing Carte-de-visites (CDV) of Union soldiers.