William B. Carden [also Cardin], North Carolina 16th Infantry Regiment, Co. H, stationed in Pocahantus County, Virginia [now West Virginia], to his cousin William Beezley, October 6-7, 1861. Carden discusses military actions in the vicinity of...
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; North Carolina 62nd Infantry Regiment, Co. I; Cumberland Gap Campaign
Only a portion of this letter remains and is missing a signature, but is possibly from Ben Edmonston, Cumberland Gap (at the juncture of Tennessee, Virginia and Kentucky), to “My Dear father & mother,” June 25, 1863. Edmonston had received...
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; North Carolina 62nd Infantry Regiment, Co. I
R. P. Kelly, Zollicoffer, Tennessee, to “Dear Father & Mother & Sisters,” September 16, 1862. Kelly writes of camp life and drills, that they are stationed near a railroad, and of watching the sick and wounded from Richmond pass by, as...
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; North Carolina 62nd Infantry Regiment, Co. I;
T. B. Edmonston, Cumberland Gap (at the juncture of Tennessee, Virginia and Kentucky), to “Dear Parents and family,” July 4, 1863. Edmonston writes of recent health problems and that he will try to obtain permission to come home. Edmonston’s...
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; North Carolina 25th Infantry Regiment, Co. B
R. P. Crawford, in camp near Wilmington, North Carolina, Michels [Mitchells] Sound, to his cousin, Wm. Eastis [also, Estes, Estice], September 29, 1861. Crawford writes of the regiment’s encampment near the sea coast, his health, camp conditions,...
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; North Carolina 25th Infantry Regiment, Co. B
Wiley Parris, Camp Lee, Grahamville, South Carolina, to Jane Parris, February 6, 1862. Parris writes of his health, that his unit has not yet seen military action, gives advice on planting crops, and asks Jane to settle specific debts. He notes...
J. W. Killian, Davidson River, [North Carolina], to Cathey, January, 19, 1863. Killian had returned home recently from visiting the army near Fredericksburg and Richmond, Virginia, and writes about the condition and deployment of troops from...
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; Jackson County, North Carolina
Elizabeth Watson, Jackson County, North Carolina, to her husband, James Watson, October 29, 1861. Elizabeth Watson writes to her husband, who is in service, about her health and that of the children, and of other family members, hardships being...
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; North Carolina 62nd Infantry Regiment, Co. I
R.P. Kelly, Camp Zollicopher, Tennessee, to Dorothy Kelly, Haywood County, North Carolina, September 1, 1862. Kelly, stationed in the Bristol and Jonesborough area of east Tennessee as part of the North Carolina 62nd Infantry Regiment, writes about...
This watercolor drawdown and two drafts illustrate a weave pattern identified as Waggon Wheels (Wagon Wheels). To record a pattern, a weaver creates a draft and/or a drawdown. A draft looks much like a strip of musical notation; a drawdown is a...
This watercolor drawdown and draft illustrate a weave pattern known as Union Draft. To record a pattern, a weaver creates a draft and/or a drawdown. A draft looks much like a strip of musical notation; a drawdown is a visual grid that illustrates...
This series of a watercolor drawdown and corresponding weaving drafts, dating from the early-to-mid 1900s, illustrates a weave pattern known as Double Bow Knot. To record a pattern, a weaver creates a draft and/or a drawdown. A draft looks much...
According to a note from Frances Goodrich this "piece of coverlet [was] discovered by Miss Culbertson in an old quilt lining." The story continues in other handwriting: "The quilt was an old one given her [Culbertson] by her mother...
This photograph of Gwen Cornwell (left) and William "Gyp" Johnson (right) carving, was taken by Doris Ulmann when she came to Brasstown, N.C. in 1933 or 1934. Cornwell and Johnson were some of the first woodcarvers at the John C....
This photograph of Gwen Cornwell carving a small animal was taken by Doris Ulmann when she came to Brasstown, N.C. in 1933 or 1934. Cornwell was one of the first woodcarvers at the John C. Campbell Folk School participating in the cooperative that...
This photograph of Hayden Hensley with several carving blanks was taken by Doris Ulmann when she came to Brasstown, N.C. in 1933 or1934. Hensley was one of the first woodcarvers trained at the John C. Campbell Folk School, participating in the...
This photograph of Lillie Alloway Strange Scroggs, also known as "Granny" Scroggs, was taken by Doris Ulmann when she came to Brasstown, N.C. in the summer of 1933. Scroggs was a member of the Brasstown community who was significant in...
This photograph of Bonnie Logan Hensley and Hayden Hensley sitting next to a box of carving blanks and carving small animals was taken by Doris Ulmann when she came to Brasstown, N.C. in 1933 or 1934. The Hensleys were some of the first...
The pattern depicted in this black and white photograph is named Sunrise and Window Sash Table. A Sunrise pattern often features a cross center. This example also shows a window sash table, a large square or rectangle motif in a pattern that is...
The pattern depicted in this black and white photograph is named Nine Chariot Wheels. The back of this photograph is marked "35 is Irish Chain". Nine Chariot Wheels describes the motifs, a total of nine, that make up the design of...
