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Box 1

 Container

Contains 4 Results:

Thomas Doak Edington Diary, (1 of 2), 1862 March 2-1865 May 11, 1917 November 15, 1898 June 13

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents Note From the Collection:

This collection consists of a typed copy of Thomas Doak Edington's diary which he kept while serving as a Captain in Company A of the 6th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry (USA) during the Civil War. In it, he discuses his unit's movements, camp life, his health, battles, the weather, foraging for food and supplies, drills, pickets, and administrative tasks. This transcript also includes a forward by John F. Edington and a list of the members of Company A still living as of November 15, 1917.

Dates: 1862 March 2-1865 May 11; 1917 November 15; 1898 June 13

Thomas Doak Edington Diary, (2 of 2), 1862 March 2-1865 May 11, 1898 June 13, 1917 November 15

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents Note From the Collection:

This collection consists of a typed copy of Thomas Doak Edington's diary which he kept while serving as a Captain in Company A of the 6th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry (USA) during the Civil War. In it, he discuses his unit's movements, camp life, his health, battles, the weather, foraging for food and supplies, drills, pickets, and administrative tasks. This transcript also includes a forward by John F. Edington and a list of the members of Company A still living as of November 15, 1917.

Dates: 1862 March 2-1865 May 11; 1898 June 13; 1917 November 15

The Melungeons, circa 1930s

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents Note From the Collection:

In this photocopied article, Leo Zuber discusses the possible origins and more recent history of the Melungeons of East Tennessee.

Dates: circa 1930s

The Melungeons at Oakdale, circa 1930s

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents Note From the Collection:

In this photocopied typescript, Otho N. Walraven discusses the ancient and more recent history of the Melungeons. He focuses specifically on a group of Melungeons living near Oakdale, Tennessee.

Dates: circa 1930s