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Box 2

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Contains 13 Results:

Discharge Document, 1805 June

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 4
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This collection consists primarily of letters that John Watkins, then serving with the 19th Ohio Light Artillery, wrote to his fiancee, Sarah Probert, and other family members. In them, he discusses his experiences in the Civil War, including his unit's participation in the East Tennessee Campaign and the Battle of Fort Sanders. Also included are photographs, reunion announcements, and letters written to Watkins by former wartime comrades.Another series of the collection houses a...
Dates: 1805 June

Knoxville National Cemetery Sprig of Arborvitae, 1895 September 6

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 5
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This collection consists primarily of letters that John Watkins, then serving with the 19th Ohio Light Artillery, wrote to his fiancee, Sarah Probert, and other family members. In them, he discusses his experiences in the Civil War, including his unit's participation in the East Tennessee Campaign and the Battle of Fort Sanders. Also included are photographs, reunion announcements, and letters written to Watkins by former wartime comrades.Another series of the collection houses a...
Dates: 1895 September 6

Tintype of Unidentified Union Officer, undated

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 6
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This collection consists primarily of letters that John Watkins, then serving with the 19th Ohio Light Artillery, wrote to his fiancee, Sarah Probert, and other family members. In them, he discusses his experiences in the Civil War, including his unit's participation in the East Tennessee Campaign and the Battle of Fort Sanders. Also included are photographs, reunion announcements, and letters written to Watkins by former wartime comrades.Another series of the collection houses a...
Dates: undated

Tintype of Major General George H. Thomas, undated

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 7
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This collection consists primarily of letters that John Watkins, then serving with the 19th Ohio Light Artillery, wrote to his fiancee, Sarah Probert, and other family members. In them, he discusses his experiences in the Civil War, including his unit's participation in the East Tennessee Campaign and the Battle of Fort Sanders. Also included are photographs, reunion announcements, and letters written to Watkins by former wartime comrades.Another series of the collection houses a...
Dates: undated

Tintype of John Watkins, circa 1875-circa 1880

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 8
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This collection consists primarily of letters that John Watkins, then serving with the 19th Ohio Light Artillery, wrote to his fiancee, Sarah Probert, and other family members. In them, he discusses his experiences in the Civil War, including his unit's participation in the East Tennessee Campaign and the Battle of Fort Sanders. Also included are photographs, reunion announcements, and letters written to Watkins by former wartime comrades.Another series of the collection houses a...
Dates: circa 1875-circa 1880

Tintype of Sarah Watkins, circa 1875-circa 1880

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 9
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This collection consists primarily of letters that John Watkins, then serving with the 19th Ohio Light Artillery, wrote to his fiancee, Sarah Probert, and other family members. In them, he discusses his experiences in the Civil War, including his unit's participation in the East Tennessee Campaign and the Battle of Fort Sanders. Also included are photographs, reunion announcements, and letters written to Watkins by former wartime comrades.Another series of the collection houses a...
Dates: circa 1875-circa 1880

Brady Slides, undated

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 10
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This collection consists primarily of letters that John Watkins, then serving with the 19th Ohio Light Artillery, wrote to his fiancee, Sarah Probert, and other family members. In them, he discusses his experiences in the Civil War, including his unit's participation in the East Tennessee Campaign and the Battle of Fort Sanders. Also included are photographs, reunion announcements, and letters written to Watkins by former wartime comrades.Another series of the collection houses a...
Dates: undated

Photograph of Victoria Probert Watkins and John Watkins, circa 1905

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 11
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This collection consists primarily of letters that John Watkins, then serving with the 19th Ohio Light Artillery, wrote to his fiancee, Sarah Probert, and other family members. In them, he discusses his experiences in the Civil War, including his unit's participation in the East Tennessee Campaign and the Battle of Fort Sanders. Also included are photographs, reunion announcements, and letters written to Watkins by former wartime comrades.Another series of the collection houses a...
Dates: circa 1905

Photograph of Old Watkins Farmstead, circa 1890

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 12
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This collection consists primarily of letters that John Watkins, then serving with the 19th Ohio Light Artillery, wrote to his fiancee, Sarah Probert, and other family members. In them, he discusses his experiences in the Civil War, including his unit's participation in the East Tennessee Campaign and the Battle of Fort Sanders. Also included are photographs, reunion announcements, and letters written to Watkins by former wartime comrades.Another series of the collection houses a...
Dates: circa 1890

Photograph of John Watkins, undated

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 13
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This collection consists primarily of letters that John Watkins, then serving with the 19th Ohio Light Artillery, wrote to his fiancee, Sarah Probert, and other family members. In them, he discusses his experiences in the Civil War, including his unit's participation in the East Tennessee Campaign and the Battle of Fort Sanders. Also included are photographs, reunion announcements, and letters written to Watkins by former wartime comrades.Another series of the collection houses a...
Dates: undated

Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1904-1916, undated

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 1
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents Note

Includes notes from Watkins' 1886 reunion speech and a letter from John Hower regarding the speech. This speech recounts many of the unit's war experiences.

Dates: 1904-1916, undated

Announcements of Annual Reunions of the Ohio 19th Battery, 1868-1914

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 2
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This collection consists primarily of letters that John Watkins, then serving with the 19th Ohio Light Artillery, wrote to his fiancee, Sarah Probert, and other family members. In them, he discusses his experiences in the Civil War, including his unit's participation in the East Tennessee Campaign and the Battle of Fort Sanders. Also included are photographs, reunion announcements, and letters written to Watkins by former wartime comrades.Another series of the collection houses a...
Dates: 1868-1914

Printed Copies of Camp Songs, 1887-1891, undated

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 3
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This collection consists primarily of letters that John Watkins, then serving with the 19th Ohio Light Artillery, wrote to his fiancee, Sarah Probert, and other family members. In them, he discusses his experiences in the Civil War, including his unit's participation in the East Tennessee Campaign and the Battle of Fort Sanders. Also included are photographs, reunion announcements, and letters written to Watkins by former wartime comrades.Another series of the collection houses a...
Dates: 1887-1891, undated