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2022.4.8 - Bullet, Minie
.577 Enfield mini ball found at Fort Pillow, Tenn.; 1" x .5" ; soft lead; assumed used during the Battle of Fort Pillow fought on April 12, 1864, at Fort Pillow on the Mississippi River in Henning, Tennessee, during the American Civil War. The battle ended with a massacre of Union soldiers (many of them African Americans) attempting to surrender, by soldiers under the command of Confederate Major General Nathan Bedford Forrest.

Record Type: Object
2022.7.1 - Ring, Finger
Covington High School ring; Covington, Tipton County, Tenn.; Class of 1974; amethyst center, left side of ring has the number 74 and the mascot of Choving High School, a knight on a horse called "Charger"; the right side of the ring features the number 19 and a shield with a yellow base; the inside of the ring has the name of the jeweler John Roberts and the owners name "Sherl Short"

Record Type: Object
2022.7.2 - Pin, Clothing
National Honor Society award pin; gold with NHS torch on front and manufacture initials JBP on back; stick pin with ritating clasp

Record Type: Object
2022.7.3 - Medal, Prize
Tennessee music award medal; Tennessee Music Educators Association Solo-Ensemble Festival; red ribbon; brass medal

Record Type: Object
2022.7.4 - Cap
Graduation Cap; Covington High School: Covington, Tipton County, TN; white with white tassell and number 74 attached.

Record Type: Object
2022.7.5 - Cap
Graduation Cap; Covington High School: Covington, Tipton County, TN; white with white tassell and number 74 attached.

Record Type: Object
2024.29.1 - Medal
Purple Heart Ribbon Medal and PH Tie Clasp in original medal case with inscription on cover of case: PURPLE HEART; Given to Sergeant Arthur M. Pullen, for injuried received on Feb. 6, 1945 while fighting in Germany with Co. A, 309th Inf., 78th Div., during WWII. He fought in battles which took place in the Ardennes, Rhineland and Central Europe. The back of the medal is inscribed with the name Arthur M. Pullen; The Purple Heart Medal is a 1+3/8 i...

Record Type: Object
2024.29.2 - Tag, Dog
Military dog tags belonging to Sergeant Arthur M. Pullen, Ser # 34936159; T44; A; Two beaded chains - one 2" in length when connected, the other 13" in lenth when connected. served in U.S. Army during WWII with Co. A, 309th Inf., 78th Div.

Record Type: Object
2025.16.13 - Fossil
Ammonite and Orthoceras polished slab measuring 10.5" x 13.5". Two ammonites, approx. 2" in diameter and three Orthoceras, varying from 6.5" to 9.5" in length embedded in stone. Found in Morocco. Purchased at Naturehistorischen Museums Wein (Vienna Natural History Museum)

Record Type: Object
2025.31.1 - Pipe, Smoking
Wood stem of a Japanese smoking pipe. There is a metal insert within the band. The mouthpiece is carved wood and the stem is all one piece. There is Japanese characters carved on the stem on two sides, along with a star. Collected by doner, John Abbott, while serving in the U.S. Army during WWII. Kept in a black leather pouch.

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2025.48.1 - Mount, Taxidermy
Mounted Hooded Merganzer Duck (Lophodytes cucullatus), male; Caught by CH Sullivan, Sr., in 1979/1980 at Cold Creek, Lauderdale County, TN; mounted on cork bark

Record Type: Object