Elijah A. Hawn Papers
This collection contains six letters of personal correspondence between Elijah Hawn and his wife Nancy dated from May 26, 1862 through June 16, 1863. Also included are form no. 79 from the U.S. Treasury Department (which allows for Nancy to be granted a widow’s pension), a letter from the Department of the Interior rejecting her widow’s pension on the grounds that she remarried, and a division of land agreement.
Dates
- 1862 May 26-1872 August 3
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
This collection contains six letters of personal correspondence between Elijah Hawn and his wife Nancy dated from May 26, 1862 through June 16, 1863. Also included are form no. 79 from the U.S. Treasury Department (which allows for Nancy to be granted a widow’s pension), a letter from the Department of the Interior rejecting her widow’s pension on the grounds that she remarried, and a division of land agreement.
Biographical/Historical Note
Elijah Addison Hawn (usually given as Elisha Addison Hawn) was born to Nathaniel and Icy Elizabeth (Chaney) Hawn in 1835. He married Nancy M. Buxton (1829-1876) on February 21, 1854 and the couple had two children, Elizabeth and Meniphee. During the Civil War, Elijah served with Company B of the 2nd Regiment of Tennessee Infantry (USA). He was captured at Rogersville, Tennessee on November 6, 1863 and died of dysentery in Andersonville prison on June 26, 1864.
Arrangement
This collection consists of a single folder.
- Kentucky -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
- Military pensions -- Tennessee.
- Soldiers -- Tennessee -- Correspondence.
- Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Women.
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
- United States. Army. Tennessee Infantry Regiment, 2nd (1861-1865)
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository