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Joseph W. Gibson Quartermaster Claim, 1868 June 3

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
From the Collection:

This document is a quartermaster claim by Joseph W. Gibson for the acquisition by Col. Horatio G. Gibson (Union) of one horse for the 2nd Ohio Heavy Artillery Battery. The claim is dated the third of June 1868 in McMinn County, and lists one horse valued at $145.00. The document repeatedly requests the affirmation of the signer’s loyalty to the United States Government and sworn testimony of two witnesses that the signer “has, at all times, been an unconditional Union man, (or woman,).”

Dates

  • 1868 June 3

Conditions Governing Access

Collections are stored offsite and must be requested in advance. See www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Repository Details

Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository

Contact:
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Knoxville TN 37996 USA
865-974-4480