Cades Cove log cabin, TennesseeLog cabin of John Oliver, built in the 1820s, Great Smokey Mountains National Park, Tennessee. Photograph
NATI2A-00094Cherokee alphabet developed by Sequoyah. Woodcut reproduction with a watercolor wash
Civil War musician playing a banjoConfederate soldier reenactor playing a banjo in camp, Shiloh National Military Park, Tennessee. Digital photograph
Knoxville, Tennessee, 1870sBridge across the Tennessee River at Knoxville, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
PEXP2A-00092Davy Crockett. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Sunken Road, Shiloh battlefieldHornets Nest area of the Sunken Road battlefield, Shiloh National Military Park, Tennessee. Digital photograph
Civil War artillery reenactors, Shiloh battlefield TNConfederate artillery reenactors preparing to fire a 12-pounder Napoleon field cannon, Shiloh National Military Park, Tennessee. Digital photograph
EVCW2A-00031Union troops under General Ulysses S. Grant recapturing artillery during the Battle of Shiloh 1862, American Civil War. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th century illustration
Confederate reenactors on the Shiloh battlefieldConfederate infantry preparing to attack, a living history demonstration at Shiloh battlefield, Tennessee. Photograph
Washboard for scrubbing laundry in the 1800sWoman reenactor doing laundry with a washboard, living history demonstration, Shiloh National Military Park, Tennessee. Digital photograph
Native American corn grinding tools, TennesseeWooden mortar and pestle for grinding corn, Chucalissa Native American village, Memphis, Tennessee. Photograph
Mississippi River bayouAlligator in a cypress brake on the lower Mississippi River. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Rescue of flood victims on the Mississippi River, 1800sResidents rescued at night from the flooded Mississippi River, 1882. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Confederate battle flagHandmade Confederate battle flag replica, Shiloh National Military Park, Tennessee. Digital photograph
Civil War knife in a leather sheathConfederate soldiers bone-handle knife, Shiloh National Military Park, Tennessee. Digital photograph
Cotton bales on a river boat, 1800sSteam-driven boat loaded with bales of cotton, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Plantation slaves singing and clappingGroup of slaves singing on a southern plantation, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration based on a Boston teachers description
Slaves husking corn on a plantationSlaves social gathering at a plantation corn-husking, 1800s. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration
Black family murdered by the KKK, 1870sKu Klux Klan members shooting a black family in their cabin, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
KKK murderers visit a black familys cabin, 1800sKu Klux Klansmen wrapped in sheets on a murderous raid in a black familys cabin, late 1800s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
AGRI2A-00011Afroamerican slaves picking cotton. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Slave cabin on a southern plantationSlave family outside their cabin on a southern plantation. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Slave auction before the US Civil WarSlave mother and daughter on the auction block in the US South. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
US Navy base in Memphis, Tennessee, 1850sNavy Yard in Memphis, Tennessee, on the Mississippi River, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
PPRE2A-00078Citizen addressing " Old Hickory" during Andrew Jacksons Presidential campaign, 1820s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
PPRE2A-00163Andrew Jackson winning a pistol duel. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
NATI2D-00285Sauls Mound, 72 feet high, one of the Pinson Mounds, the largest Middle Woodland (c.1-500 A.D.) mound group in the U.S. Tennessee. Digital photograph
Moundbuilders site in TennesseeSauls Mound, Pinson Mounds State Park, Tennessee. Digital photograph
NATI2D-00280Elevated corn crib in Chucalissa Village, a 1500s Mississippean site reconstructed by the University of Memphis, Tennessee. Digital photograph
NATI2D-00283Thatched dwellings in Chucalissa Village, a 1500s Mississippean site reconstructed by the University of Memphis, Tennessee. Digital photograph
NATI2D-00279Low platform mound in Chucalissa Village, a 1500s Mississippean site reconstructed by the University of Memphis, Tennessee. Digital photograph
PPRE2A-00011President-Elect Andrew Jackson making a speech at a stage stop on his way to Washington, 1828. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Howard Pyle illustration
EXPL2A-00170La Salle and his companions exploring the lower Mississippi River for France, 1682. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Cornbread cooking in a Confederate camp, reenactmentCornbread and coffee on a campfire, Confederate living history demonstration, Shiloh National Military Park, Tennessee. Digital photograph
Wisconsin graves, National Cemetery, Shiloh battlefieldWisconsin soldiers headstones amid other Union graves, National Cemetery, Shiloh National Military Park, Tennessee. Digital photograph
Kentucky grave, National Cemetery, Shiloh battlefieldKentucky cavalry soldiers headstone amid other Union graves, National Cemetery, Shiloh National Military Park, Tennessee. Digital photograph
Reenactment of a Civil War army camp, Shiloh battlefieldCivil War camp reenactment, Shiloh National Military Park, Tennessee. Digital photograph
Officers tent at a Confederate encampment, Shiloh battlefieldConfederate camp reenactment, Shiloh National Military Park, TN. Digital photograph
Civil War carbine rifleConfederate cavalry carbine, Shiloh National Military Park, Tennessee. Digital photograph
Civil War artillery reenactment at Shiloh battlefield, TNConfederate artillery reenactors preparing to fire a 12-pounder Napoleon field cannon, Shiloh National Military Park, Tennessee. Digital photograph
Minnesota Civil War memorial, Shiloh battlefieldMonument to Minnesota soldiers along the Sunken Road in the Hornets Nest, Shiloh National Military Park, Tennessee. Digital photograph
Pittsburgh Landing memorial, Shiloh battlefieldMemorial to Union losses at Pittsburgh Landing on the Tennessee River, Shiloh National Military Park, Tennessee. Digital photograph
EVCW2D-00183Union infantry reenactors firing their rifles at Shiloh National Military Park, Tennessee. Digital photograph of a living history demonstration on the Shiloh battlefield
Missouri grave, National Cemetery, Shiloh battlefieldMissouri soldiers headstone amid other Union graves, National Cemetery, Shiloh National Military Park, Tennessee. Digital photograph
Ohio Civil War memorial, Shiloh battlefieldMonument to Ohio soldiers along the Sunken Road in the Hornets Nest, Shiloh National Military Park, Tennessee. Digital photograph
Iowa Civil War memorial, Shiloh battlefieldMonument to Iowa troops near Pittsburgh Landing, Shiloh National Military Park, Tennessee. Digital photograph
Union army taking Fort Donelson, US Civil WarCapture of Fort Donelson Tennessee, by Union forces under General U.S. Grant, 1862. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration
Lookout Mountain battle, Civil War, 1863Battle above the Clouds on Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, 1863. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
