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Tilghman Blazer Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2174

  • Staff Only

This collection consists of two notebooks that Tilghman Blazer kept between 1864 and 1892. Both notebooks are bound in leather with paper covers, and both are in good condition.

The first notebook, which Blazer kept while serving with the 8th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War, provides descriptions of military logistics in Tennessee and Georgia. It also includes valuable coverage of such engagements as Duck River, Franklin, and Nashville.

The second notebook deals with Blazer's life after returning home following the war. It includes such items as classroom rosters and records of business transactions between Blazer and his neighbors.

Dates

  • 1864-1892

Conditions Governing Access

Collections are stored offsite and must be requested in advance. See www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.

Conditions Governing Use

The UT Libraries claims only physical ownership of most material in the collections. Persons wishing to broadcast or publish this material must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants on www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet (2 folders)

Abstract

This collection consists of two notebooks that Tilghman Blazer kept between 1864 and 1892. The first details his military experience as a member of Company K of the 8th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry (Union) in Georgia and Tennessee during 1864, and the second contains classroom rosters and business transactions written after his return to Cocke County, Tenn.

Biographical/Historical Note

Tilghman Blazer was born on March 13, 1830, in Cocke County, Tennessee. He married Sarah Ann Stuart (1830-1910) in 1851 and they had at least eight children together.

Blazer mustered into Company K of the 8th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry Regiment on July 1, 1863, and was promoted to Sergeant on April 27, 1864. While serving with this unit, he saw heavy action in Tennessee during the fall and winter of 1864. Through most of February and March 1865, Blazer was sick with pneumonia at an Alexandria, Virginia hospital. Blazer was discharged from the hospital and mustered out of the Army on May 19, 1865.

When the war ended, Blazer returned home to his family in Cocke County. There, he farmed and taught school until his death on July 15, 1893. He is buried in the Riedtown Methodist Church Cemetery in Cocke County.

Researchers should note that there are variant spellings of Blazer’s forename. Variations include Tilmon (listed in the 1870 Cocke County Census) and Tiglhman (listed in the Report of the Adjunct General of the State of Tennessee, where his first and last name are also switched).

Arrangement

Collection consists of two folders.

Acquisition Note

Collection was purchased by Special Collections in September 2003.

Repository Details

Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository

Contact:
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Knoxville TN 37996 USA
865-974-4480