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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

Found in: Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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

Found in: Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

William Walker Letter

Collection

Identifier: MS-1734

Abstract

This collection contains a piece of correspondence from William Walker to John Player and a table of contents. In the correspondence, Walker asks Player several questions about botany including ferns growing in specific geographic regions.

Dates: 1788 September 29

Found in: Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

William Weber Letter

Collection

Identifier: MS-2083

Abstract

William Weber wrote this letter to his brother, Martin Weber, from camp at McMinnville, Tennessee on August 10, 1862. He reports that he and his company are well and tells of their recent victory against Confederate guerrillas. He also recounts an amusing story about their Major General (“Moniter”), who slept all day and got the company into trouble.

Dates: 1862 August 10

Found in: Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

World War II Letters from "Dwight"

Collection

Identifier: CSWS-0373

Overview

This collection contains correspondence from a soldier, only known as “Dwight,” during World War II. Most of the letters are addressed to his parents and are written between January 1944 and July 1945. The letters are written from places in Europe including Germany and Austria.

Dates: 1944 January-1945 July

Found in: Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

World War II Letters of Private Clifford Edward Keenan

Collection

Identifier: MS-3264

Abstract

The book housed in this collection is composed of transcriptions of letters written between Private Clifford E. Keenan and his immediate family from 1942 to 1944. Editor Hugh T. Keenan (Clifford E. Keenan's younger brother) has also included a brief biographical introduction and numerous photographs of the Keenan family.

Dates: 2001

Found in: Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

W.W. Gibson Civil War Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS-0226

Abstract

This collection contains three muster sheets of Company I, 11th Texas Cavalry, and four copies of letters written by W.W. Gibson to his significant other, Lizzie Crawford of Knoxville, TN. It is transcribed by C.L. Gibson of Knoxville, TN.

Dates: 1861-1863

Found in: Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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William W. Fish Correspondence

William W. Howard Letters

William Walker Letter

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World War II Letters from "Dwight"

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W.W. Gibson Civil War Papers

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