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In this letter, Maggie mentions that his regiment has been under marching orders and has recently been through Pea Ridge, Bolivar, Shiloh, and Memphis, Tennessee, where he is currently encamped. The author is extremely concerned with the lack of response from his recipient, Mrs. Sylvia (possibly Julia) Kimbler, and emphasizes that this will be his last letter unless he receives post from her.

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Uriah Fleshman of the 118th Ohio Infantry wrote this letter at Camp Soudon, Tennessee on October 25, 1863 just before the Battle of Resaca. He discusses recent skirmishes between his regiment and the nearby Confederate troops as well as the imminent battle.

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In this letter, Brown describes the weather, his health, and his surroundings. It has been windy and cold in Tennessee lately, which has aggravated his eyes, and many of the men in his regiment have suffered and died from measles or other disease. He discusses familiar names with his brother and says little about military operations.

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: In this letter dated February 18, 1862, Moses Owen solicits his mother to write more often and to take two dollars and get some stamps with it, since this letter was mailed with his last stamp. He writes, in part, that "our men...captured 15,000 men and 4 generals...they will half to come under before long or will kill all of them..." The letter was composed just after the Battle of Fort Donelson. Three months later, Owen's regiment participated in the advance on Winchester. The regiment was...

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This collection consists of a single letter from Union soldier A. S. Andrews to his brother dated April 11, 1862. It is written from Cairo, Illinois. In it, Andrews describes the aftermath of the Battle of Pittsburg, also known as the Battle of Shiloh, which took place April 6-7, 1862. Andrews depicts the Confederate prisoners of war as a hard looking class and tells of the large numbers of wounded from the battle. He also makes reference to Governor Richard Yates, who was Governor of...

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: Captain T. A. Walker wrote this report for the Freedmen's Bureau in Memphis, Tennessee, on May 31, 1864. It is divided into sections entitled: Financial, Expenditures; The Freed people of the city, The city schools; Holly Springs, Schools; Shiloah [sic]; Brick Yard; President Island, Schools; and General Remarks. Throughout the report, Walker lists some of the grievances experienced by freedmen and describes how the Bureau is attempting to address these issues.Walker discusses a...

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C. Perry Goodrich of the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry wrote this letter from a camp near Kingston, Tennessee on December 12, 1863. In it, he discusses Longstreet's clash with Burnside in the Knoxville campaign and mentions rumors that are circulating, including one stating that Gen. Crook with the 2nd Div. Cav. has defeated the Rebel Gen. Wheeler.

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Henry Bechtel of Company E of the 22nd Ohio Infantry wrote this letter to his parents on June 5, 1863 from camp on Haines Bluff in Mississippi. He mentions having recently left Jackson, Tennessee, and traveled through Memphis before approaching Vicksburg, Mississippi.

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This collection houses a small bill of sale written by John Gibbs of Anderson County, Tennessee, on October 2, 1837. It documents Gibbs' sale of an enslaved boy named Calloway to John McAdoo for $150.

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This collection consists of twelve 2 x 3 in. and twenty 1.5 x 2 in. black and white photographs of a number of sites taken in the 1930s by Walter M. Cline.The 2 x 3 in. photographs depict such subjects as an 18th century grist mill, Norris Dam, Fontana Dam in North Carolina, Cherokee Dam near Jefferson City, Pickwick Dam, Fort Loudon Dam near Lenoir City, Chickamauga Dam near Chattanooga, Douglass Dam, Watts Bar Dam near Spring City, and Wilson Dam in Alabama.The 1.5...

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: John Bell Brownlow wrote this inspection report in Knoxville, Tennessee on January 21, 1878. He discusses an anonymous collector in Arkansas who is apparently falling short of his professional expectations and says that the desire for this collector's removal is almost unanimous within his district. This letter was likely written while Brownlow was a revenue agent for the U. S. Treasury Internal Revenue Department. The letterhead reads Remarks of the Inspecting Officer and the report is...