The photographs in this collection were taken by J. R. Campbell and depict the Church of God and some of its members located near Harriman and Hyatt, Tennessee. Many of these images were used as evidence in the case of U. S. vs. Bryant. Subjects depicted include the Dockery Family, William and Jessie Coleman, L. Gibson, Church of God co-founder W. F. Bryant, and the Church of God Temple in Harriman, Tennessee.

James W. Taylor's Alleghania: A Geographical and Statistical Memoir Exhibiting the Strengths of the Union, and the Weakness of Slavery, in the Mountain Districts of the South was printed in 1862 and describes the strong Union sentiment in the Southern Appalachian region at the beginning of the Civil War. Taylor believes that Knoxville is critical to the Union war effort, since domination of Knoxville would make the entire region susceptible to complete Union control.