Talbot Greene Memoir
This collection consists of a typescript copy of a 22-page memoir entitled The Bivouac: or, Life in the General Army of the Kentucky by Talbot Greene (sometimes spelled Talbert Green). This manuscript lists the officers and men of the 26th Tennessee Infantry (also called the 3rd East Tennessee Volunteers), documents life in the unit's camp, describes the places that the unit visited, provides reconstructions of the conversations of some of the soldiers, and prints transcriptions of various patriotic songs.
Dates
- 1861
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
This collection consists of a typescript copy of a 22-page memoir entitled The Bivouac: or, Life in the General Army of the Kentucky by Talbot Greene (sometimes spelled Talbert Green). This manuscript lists the officers and men of the 26th Tennessee Infantry (also called the 3rd East Tennessee Volunteers), documents life in the unit's camp, describes the places that the unit visited, provides reconstructions of the conversations of some of the soldiers, and prints transcriptions of various patriotic songs.
Biographical/Historical Note
Relatively little is known about Talbot Greene. He was born in approximately 1826 in Tennessee. He served with the Confederate 26th Tennessee Infantry (also called the 3rd East Tennessee Volunteers) during the Civil War. This unit was formed at Camp Lillard, Tennessee in September of 1861. Most of the unit's complement, including Greene, was captured at Fort Donelson on February 16, 1862 and sent to Johnson's Island Prision. Most of the men were recovered in prisioner exchanges, and the unit saw battle in the Murfreesboro and Atlanta campaigns. They were later involved in campaigns in North Carolina. After taking heavy losses throught their service, a the few remaining men surrendered in April of 1865. Greene's final fate is unknown.
Arrangement
Collection consists of a single manuscript in one folder.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository