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J. P. Pryor Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0920

  • Staff Only

J. P. Pryor wrote this letter to Col. Baxter Smith of Nashville, Tennessee to thank him for his contribution to the forthcoming book The Campaign of Lieutenant-General N. B. Forrest and of Forrest's Cavalry. In addition to the original letter, the collection includes a typewritten transcript made in 1947.

Dates

  • 1867 February 21

Conditions Governing Access

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Conditions Governing Use

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Extent

0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Abstract

J. P. Pryor wrote this letter to Col. Baxter Smith of Nashville, Tennessee to thank him for his contribution to the forthcoming book The Campaign of Lieutenant-General N. B. Forrest and of Forrest's Cavalry. In addition to the original letter, the collection includes a typewritten transcript made in 1947.

Biographical/Historical Note

John P. Pryor was born in 1824 in Alabama and may have died in Texas. He was a professional journalist.

Baxter Smith was born in 1831 or 1832 to E. B. and Sallie (Baxter) Smith. He married Bettie Guild on May 15, 1856 and they had five children, Baxter (1866), Bessie, Sadie, Cathe, and Mamie. He died in Chattanooga, Tennessee on June 25, 1919 and is buried in Nashville, Tennessee.

Nathan Bedford Forrest was born on July 13, 1821 in Bedford County, Tennessee to William and Mariam (Beck) Forrest. After his father died, he supported his large family and eventually became very wealthy. When the Civil War broke out, he enlisted in the military and shortly thereafter was authorized to found (and to fund) Forrest's Tennessee Cavalry Battalion. He served as its commander and was successful in many other positions during the War. After the war ended, he was president of the Selma, Marion and Memphis Railroad. Forrest died on October 29, 1877 in Memphis, Tennessee.

Arrangement

This collection consists of a single 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