Andrew Johnson Appointment of William Harris
This collection contains a single document signed by Andrew Johnson, Tennessee’s Military Governor at the time, and Edward H. East, the Military Secretary of State from 1862-65, under Union occupation during the Civil War. It appoints William Harris of Jefferson County as 1st Lieutenant in the 3rd Regiment of the [11th] Infantry of Tennessee Volunteers for 100 days (rather than the three years that is printed on the page). It was signed on September 19, 1864.
Dates
- 1864 September 19
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Overview
This collection contains a single document signed by Andrew Johnson, Tennessee’s Military Governor at the time, and Edward H. East, the Military Secretary of State from 1862-65, under Union occupation during the Civil War. It appoints William Harris of Jefferson County as 1st Lieutenant in the 3rd Regiment of the [11th] Infantry of Tennessee Volunteers for 100 days (rather than the three years that is printed on the page). It was signed on September 19, 1864.
Biographical / Historical
No biographical information is available for William Harris.
Edward Hazzard East was born on October 1, 1830 in Davidson County, Tennessee, the son of Edward Hyde and Cecelia (Buchanan) East. He served as the Tennessee Secretary of State while Andrew Johnson was governor and held the governorship for the month between Johnson and William Brownlow. East was a lawyer and a judge in addition to serving as one of the five original members of the Board of Trustees of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. He married Ida C. Horton and with her had two children, Edine and Bessie. Edward East died on November 12, 1904 in Davidson County, Tennessee.
Andrew Johnson served as the 17th President of the United States. Prior to holding that office, Johnson held several political and military appointments, particularly in Tennessee.
Arrangement
This material is in one folder.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository