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This collection contains letters and papers of F. S. Heiskell, several discussing the construction of a railroad. Also among the letters is a detailed definition of what a copperhead is.

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In this typescript, Dixie Lee McCrary enumerates the descendants of Joseph and Hannah (Powell) McCrary and of Jacob and Elizabeth (Peddycourt) Holt. Both of these families lived in the Southeastern United States.

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In this article, Forrest Conklin discusses the circumstances surrounding Confederate General John Hunt Morgan's death. The piece was published in the Tennessee Historical Quarterly in 1976.

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This collection houses a number of poems that the Robert Parker wrote on such subjects as patriotism, President Gerald R. Ford and his family, and God.

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: In this typescript (written at his daughter's often repeated request to know something of my war history) W. R. Boggs recounts his service as a Confederate officer during the Civil War. He begins his narrative with his departure from the U. S. Army at the start of the conflict and continues on to describe his service as head of the Confederate Ordnance Bureau, as Colonel and Chief Engineer of the Georgia State Forces, as a staff officer for General E. Kirby Smith (during which time he...