J.C. Vaughn Notice
This small leaflet announces to all Bushwhackers, Outlaws, and Deserters that if they perpetrate any more crimes against Confederate soldiers or citizens,their houses and property will be burned to the ground. On October 19, 1864, R.C. Brown added that the above Order will be strictly enforced.
Dates
- 1864 October 18
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet
Abstract
This small leaflet announces to all Bushwhackers, Outlaws, and Deserters that if they perpetrate any more crimes against Confederate soldiers or citizens,their houses and property will be burned to the ground. On October 19, 1864, R.C. Brown added that the above Order will be strictly enforced.
Biographical/Historical Note
John Crawford Vaughn was born on February 24, 1824, in Grayson County, Virginia and moved to Monroe County, Tennessee. He was a captain during the Mexican War and a merchant in Sweetwater, Tennessee. He enlisted and was commissioned as a colonel in Company S Tennessee, 3rd infantry on May 29, 1861, and promoted to Brigadier General on September 22, 1862. He was a Tennessee state senator from 1871 to 1873. Vaughn died on September 10, 1875, in Brooks County, Georgia.
Arrangement
This collection consists of a single folder.
Acquisition Note
This leaflet is the property of Special Collections.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository