Tennessee archivist Wayne Moore is conducting a multi-year Civil War memorabilia tour. Tennessee archivists are trying to beef up the state's library of Civil War documentation by asking people to dust off their brass buttons, old family photos and handwritten letters that have survived from the 1860s.
State historians plan to hit every county in Tennessee as part of an effort to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War.
You can read more in an article by Blake Farmer at http://www.vpr.net/npr/126282187/
