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This collection consists of a supply order given by John W. Frazer of the 9th U.S. Infantry, during the Civil War. The request is dated August 31, 1859 from Camp Osoyoos in Washington Territory. Frazer requested mostly food items which included; pork, beef, flour, coffee, and sugar.

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This collection consists of a single correspondence from the Secretary of War, James Seddon and pertained to the commission for Officer William Nelson Garrett's promotion of Major to the 64th North Carolina Infantry. The commission is dated October 9, 1862. He was ordered to report to Captain Lawrence Allen of the 64th North Carolina Infantry.

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This collection consists of a single, partial autographed letter dated May 20, 1793. The content includes Tennessee business conditions and travels around the state. The letter was written in New Madrid, which is directly across from Kentucky and Tennessee merge.

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This collection consists of one book containing photographs of intimate studies of the mountain people of Western Carolina and their handicrafts. Images include: homes, farm buildings, farming activities and industries, and craft production. Inscribed: To Dr. Arthur E. Morgan, Chairman, Tennessee Valley Authority

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This collection consists of a daguerreotype of Henry Marshall Ashby and a sketch to his plot in Old Gray Cemetery. Ashby was a colonel in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War. Ashby enlisted in the Confederate States on July 6, 1861 at Knoxville, Tennessee, organized a company cavalry, was elected captain, and was assigned to the 4th Tennessee Cavalry Battalion which became part of the 2nd Tennessee Cavalry Regiment. Although he was sometimes referred to as an acting brigadier...

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This collection contains an unrecorded Confederate Tennessee broadside. It is an important announcement of a meeting of Union synthesizers to be held in Greenville. This meeting was held on June 17, 1861. Delegates attended these meetings to denounce the seccessionist attitude of most of the South.

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This collection contains one correspondence from James Safford. He writes about a distinguished botanist that came to measure the peaks of the Great Smoky Mountains, which are the highest in North Carolina and Tennessee. Safford goes on to note that they are the highest mountains east of the Mississippi River. James Safford was the Tennessee State Geologist from 1854 until retirement.