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William Rule Reminiscences

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1516
Abstract

In this typescript document, William Rule remembers his friend, William Gannaway Brownlow, who had recently died.

Dates: circa 1924

William S. Shoemaker Land Deed

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3308
Abstract

This land deed assigns ownership of 80 acres of land in Hamilton County, Tennessee to William S. Shoemaker. It was issued and signed by Governor James C. Jones and dated April 5, 1842.

Dates: 1842 April 5

William Shackelford Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3670
Abstract

This collection houses a letter from William Shackelford, a Union Civil War soldier, to his mother. In it, the writer details his thoughts of what the fate of Jefferson Davis ought to be now that Davis is imprisoned.

Dates: 1865

William Stephen Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0497
Abstract

This document is a letter written from William Stephen in Clinton, Tennessee to Major John Phillips in Jacksboro, Tennessee on June 9, 1828. In the letter, Stephen discusses his ability to make whiskey from extra corn he has and will acquire.

Dates: 1828 June 9

William Styer Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3198
Abstract

This collection consists of ten letters and five envelopes from Union soldier William Styer to his wife Susannah (Defenbaugh) Styer dating from 1862 November 12 to 1863 September 5. One letter was written in Camp Morton, Indiana; one was written on board the Ohio Belle; and the rest were written from Fort Pickering, Tennessee.

Dates: 1862 November 12-1863 September 5

William Styer Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3107
Abstract

This collection houses a letter from William Styer to his wife Susanah dated April 2, 1863 and sent from Fort Pickering, Tennessee. Styer sends his greetings to his family, discusses a smallpox outbreak in camp, relates news of Union victories, and sees hope that the war will end soon due to poor Confederate morale.

Dates: 1863 April 2

William T. Presley Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2783
Abstract William T. Presley of Company A of the 1st Alabama Cavalry wrote these two letters to his wife, Henrietta (Ward) Presley, in Prattville, Alabama. In the first letter, dated September 30, 1862 from camp direction Chattanooga, Presley mentions his need for a new horse, arguing that "all men that are worthy property ought to help us poor creatures that have left our families to fight to protect them as well as our own families." In the second letter, dated April 7, 1863 from camp near...
Dates: 1862 September 30, 1863 April 7

William T. Presley Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3399
Abstract

William T. Presley wrote this letter to his wife Henry (Henryetta) on September 27, 1862 from camp in or near Knoxville, Tennessee. Presley mentions that her last letter caused tears to stream down his cheeks. He remarks on the poor condition of several men in his camp, saying that one looks like an old shoe. He goes on to tell Henryetta that she must hire someone to build a pen for the hogs and try go with out killing any of them til hog Billing time.

Dates: 1862 September 27

William T. Presley Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2135
Abstract William T. Presley wrote this letter to his wife, Henrietta (Ward) Presley, while he was serving with Company D of the 1st Alabama Cavalry during the American Civil War. In it, he discusses a pony that he had purchased to send home to his sons (Gus and Fate), describes selling his old horse (named Stonewall) and purchasing a new one that can better tolerate military life, recounts his unit's retreat from Tennessee after the fall of Vicksburg, sends news of family and friends serving in the...
Dates: 1863 July 14

William T. Rolen Jr. Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3813
Abstract

This collection consists of photographic slides and photographs from national parks, including the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, taken by William T. Rolen Jr.

Dates: 1943-2010, undated; Majority of material found within 1990 - 2010

William Tarwater Deed

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1691
Abstract

This collection consists of a deed giving William Tarwater land in Tennessee in January 1840.

Dates: 1840 January 18

William Taylor Letters

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2244
Abstract

This collection contains three letters from Private William Taylor of the 43rd Ohio Infantry to his sister Susan in Morrow County, Ohio during the Civil War. In them, Taylor describes experiences in West Tennessee hospitals in 1863.

Dates: 1863 February 24-December 17

William Travis Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3123
Abstract

This collection contains a May 27, 1837, letter from William Travis to Henry Hodge of Hardeman County, Tenn. In it, he describes his treatment of the sick mulatto woman of Mr French.

Dates: 1837 May 27

William Velie Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3211
Abstract

This letter, written by William Velie and sent from Fort Rosencrance in Murfreesboro, Tennessee describes battles in the Middle Tennessee area, including Franklin and Nashville. Velie notes that the Commanding Officer of the Confederate Army in the area is General Hood, while his own commander in the Union Army is General Melroy.

Dates: 1864

William W. Carson Academic Report

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0073
Abstract

This collection consists of an academic report for William W. Carson, signed by the president of Washington College, Robert E. Lee.

Dates: 1867 February 10

William W. Daugherty Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3276
Abstract

William W. Daugherty wrote this letter to his father from Tullahoma, Tennessee on April 13, 1864. In it, he discusses social life among the regiment's officers, describes troop movements just before the Battle of Resaca, and expresses his optimism about General Sherman's campaign in Georgia.

Dates: 1864 April 13

William W. Fish Civil War Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3836
Abstract

A handwritten letter from soldier William W. Fish dated January 25, 1864 and written from a camp five miles outside of Knoxville, Tenn.

Dates: 1864 January 25

William W. Fish Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3829
Abstract

The material consists of two handwritten letters by William W. Fish during February 1864.

Dates: 1864 February 9-20

William W. Howard Letters

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1340
Abstract This collection consists of twelve letters that William Howard wrote to his sister Sallie while he served in the Union army aboard the USS Brilliant. The letters are primarily concerned with personal matters, especially William's complaints that no one but Sallie writes to him, but he does describe battles and other war news occasionally. His April 6, 1863 letter is addressed from outside of Gnashville, and the final letter is addressed from the U.S. hospital ship Home...
Dates: 1862 August 21-1865 January 15

William W. Lowry Postmaster Appointment

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1727
Abstract

This collection consists of two letters to William W. Lowry, from the Post Office Department and the Bureau of Pensions, notifying him of his appointment to Postmaster for McMinn County in Tennessee.

Dates: 1897 May 19-20

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Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 296
World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- United States. 295
Universities and colleges -- Tennessee. 278
University of Tennessee, Knoxville. 253
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Knoxville (Tenn.) -- History. 117
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American. 103
United States. Army. 100
World War, 1939-1945. 95
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Education, Higher -- Tennessee. 82
Tennessee -- History. 76
University of Tennessee, Knoxville -- History. 76
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Europe. 75
United States. Navy. 60
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Correspondence. 59
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. 57
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area. 55
Radiation -- Research. 52
University of Tennessee, Knoxville -- Faculty. 50
Knoxville (Tenn.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 49
Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. 48
Correspondence. 47
Authors, American -- Tennessee. 45
Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.). 42
Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. 40
Nashville (Tenn.) -- History. 39
World War, 1939-1945 -- Correspondence. 38
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States. 35
Slavery -- Tennessee 34
Tennessee -- Commerce. 34
Account books -- Tennessee. 33
Soldiers -- Tennessee -- Correspondence. 32
United States. Army Air Forces. 32
Davidson County (Tenn.) -- History. 31
Tennessee -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950. 31
Authors, American -- 20th century. 29
Tennessee -- Politics and government. 29
World War, 1939-1945 -- Europe. 29
Motion pictures -- United States. 27
United States. Air Force. 26
County courts -- Tennessee. 24
Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.) -- Pictorial works. 24
Tennessee -- Politics and government -- To 1865. 24
Tennessee -- Religion. 24
Tennessee, East -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 24
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.). 23
Tennessee -- Genealogy. 23
University of Tennessee, Knoxville -- Alumni and alumnae. 23
Knox County (Tenn.) -- History. 22
Photographs. 22
United States. Marine Corps. 22
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Land tenure -- Tennessee. 21
Memphis (Tenn.) -- History. 21
University of Tennessee, Knoxville -- Administration. 21
Education -- Tennessee. 20
Knoxville (Tenn.) 20
Legal documents -- Tennessee. 20
Tennessee Volunteers (Football team). 20
Broadsides 19
Knoxville (Tenn.) -- Commerce. 19
Lawyers -- Tennessee. 19
Legal documents -- United States. 19
World War, 1939-1945 -- Medical care. 19
World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- United States. 19
Land grants -- Tennessee. 18
Tennessee Valley Authority -- History. 18
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France. 18
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Italy. 18
Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.) -- History. 17
Knoxville (Tenn.) -- Pictorial works. 17
Sheet music. 17
World War, 1914-1918 -- United States. 17
World War, 1914-1918. 17
Authors, American -- Southern States. 16
Greene County (Tenn.) 16
Railroads -- Tennessee. 16
Screenplays 16
Tennessee -- Pictorial works. 16
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American. 16
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Africa, North. 16
Court records -- Tennessee -- Knox County. 15
Governors -- Tennessee. 15
Medicine -- Tennessee. 15
Radiobiology. 15
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons. 15
United States. Army. Air Corps. 15
World War, 1939-1945 -- Periodicals. 15
World War, 1939-1945 -- Photography. 15
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, American. 15
American literature -- 20th century. 14
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875 14
Nashville (Tenn.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 14
Physicians -- Tennessee. 14
Politicians -- Tennessee. 14
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- Tennessee. 14
Tennessee, East -- History. 14
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