Box 2
Container
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