George W. Dyer Papers
This collection houses two items documenting George W. Dyer's activities during the close of the Civil War and the beginning of Reconstruction. The first is a pass issued under the authority of Brigadier General Samuel P. Carter (then serving as the Provost Marshal General of East Tennessee) indicating that the guards should allow Dyer to pass through to Kentucky. The second is a certificate showing that Dyer is a registered voter, has produced the required two competent witnesses who are known "to have been at all times unconditional Union men to swear that he has never been guilty of any of the disqualifications specified in the Act of May 3d, 1866, and so may be allowed to vote."
Dates
- 1864 January 20, 1866 August 23
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
This collection houses two items documenting George W. Dyer's activities during the close of the Civil War and the beginning of Reconstruction. The first is a pass issued under the authority of Brigadier General Samuel P. Carter (then serving as the Provost Marshal General of East Tennessee) indicating that the guards should allow Dyer to pass through to Kentucky. The second is a certificate showing that Dyer is a registered voter and is allowed to vote because he produced two loyal Union witnesses.
Biographical/Historical Note
George Washington Dyer was born to Abraham and Docia Eliza (Courtney) Dyer in Greene County, Tennessee on September 26, 1827. He married Sarah Jane Kirkpatrick on October 12, 1854, and the couple had seven known children: Mary Louisa, Pleasant Lafayette, James Thomas, Joseph Buell, Jacob Nathan, Martha Sarah Jane, and William Grant. Dyer died on February 24, 1893 in Tennessee and is buried in Bent Creek Cemetery.
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