Thomas Doak Edington Diary
This collection consists of a typed copy of Thomas Doak Edington's diary which he kept while serving as a Captain in Company A of the 6th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry (USA) during the Civil War. In it, he discuses his unit's movements, camp life, his health, battles, the weather, foraging for food and supplies, drills, pickets, and administrative tasks. This transcript also includes a forward by John F. Edington and a list of the members of Company A still living as of November 15, 1917.
Dates
- 1862 March 2-1865 May 11, 1898 June 13, 1917 November 15
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (2 folders)
Abstract
This collection consists of a typed copy of Thomas Doak Edington's diary which he kept while serving as a Captain in Company A of the 6th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry (USA) during the Civil War. In it, he discuses his unit's movements, camp life, his health, battles, the weather, foraging for food and supplies, drills, pickets, and administrative tasks. This transcript also includes a forward by John F. Edington and a list of the members of Company A still living as of November 15, 1917.
Biographical/Historical Note
Thomas Doak Edington was born to Phillip and Betsey (Hall) Edington in Knox County, Tennessee on April 20, 1830. He married Mary Elizabeth Anderson (1842-1907) on December 22, 1859 and the couple had at least six children. During the Civil War, Edington served with Company A of the 6th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry (USA), which performed primarily occupation and guard duty in Tennessee until being assigned to the Atlanta Campaign. Edington mustered out on April 27, 1865 in Nashville and arrived home on May 11 of the same year. He later became a merchant and died in Tennessee on May 7, 1897.
Arrangement
This collection consists of two folders.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository