L. J. Swiney Discharge Documents and Photograph
The first document in this collection (signed by Captain Alfred A. Dysart and approved by Colonels James W. Starnes and William S. McLemore) indicates that L. J. Swiney has been honorably discharged from the 3rd Tennessee Cavalry Regiment (CSA) by reason of a substitute. Another paper (singed by Colonel John S. Scott) indicates how much pay Swiney is due and a letter (signed by William M. Robinson and approved by Colonels James W. Starnes and William S. McLemore) instates Richard H. Bryant as Swiney's substitute. Finally, this collection houses a copy of a photograph taken in Lynchburg, Tennessee showing the 3rd and 4th Tennessee Cavalry (CSA), which served as Nathan Bedford Forrest's escort staff.
Dates
- 1862 September 26-June 27, circa 1900
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet
Abstract
The first document in this collection (signed by Captain Alfred A. Dysart and approved by Colonels James W. Starnes and William S. McLemore) indicates that L. J. Swiney has been honorably discharged from the 3rd Tennessee Cavalry Regiment (CSA) by reason of a substitute. Another paper (singed by Colonel John S. Scott) indicates how much pay Swiney is due and a letter (signed by William M. Robinson and approved by Colonels James W. Starnes and William S. McLemore) instates Richard H. Bryant as Swiney's substitute. Finally, this collection houses a copy of a photograph taken in Lynchburg, Tennessee showing the 3rd and 4th Tennessee Cavalry (CSA), which served as Nathan Bedford Forrest's escort staff.
Biographical/Historical Note
Littleberry J. Swiney was born in Giles County, Tennessee in January of 1832. He married Mary Frances Haslip on January 21, 1851 in Marshall County, Tennessee, and the couple had at least eleven children: Josephine C., Sallie A., Virginia Caroline, A. V., Mollie J., Adolphus M., Susan M., John S., Robert E. L., Swanson, and Dysart. Swiney enlisted in Company D of the 3rd Tennessee Cavalry Regiment (CSA) on November 16, 1861 and was honorably discharged by reason of a substitute on September 26, 1862. After the war, Swiney returned to Tennessee, where he died in the early 1900s.
Arrangement
This collection consists of a single folder.
Acquisition Note
Special Collections purchased these documents in February of 2010.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository