Showing Collections: 161 - 180 of 250
Milford Clark Butler Letter
In this four-page letter, dated May 14, 1861, Milford Clark Butler of Knoxville, Tenn. writes to his sister America in Oregon. He expresses to her the political and economic climate of the border states from his point of view in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Moses Owen Letter
Moses Owen of the 7th Ohio Infantry, Company F, wrote this letter to his mother on February 18, 1862, just after the Battle of Fort Donelson.
Muster Roll Regarding Bennett J. Cooper
This muster roll records that Bennett J. Cooper mustered into Company F of the 1st Tennessee Mounted Infantry (commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Abraham E. Garrett) at the rank of 1st Lieutenant on March 8, 1864 in order to fill an original vacancy. The document was officially approved at Carthage, Tennessee on March 21, 1864.
Myron M. Comstock Letter
This letter to Verness Williams documents recent activities of Myron Comstock's unit (11th Michigan Infantry Regiment) and speaks of his recent illness and homesickness.
N. E. Prentice Diary
N. E. Prentice's diary covers approximately seventy pages and dates from January through July of 1865. The entries discuss such topics as the foraging his unit has done, deserters, Union prisoners, African-American refugees, mustering out, Prentice's travel home, and his work after returning home. The diary also contains approximately seventeen pages of autographs from fellow soldiers and several pages of miscellaneous lists and notes.
Noble B. Wiggins Letter
A letter written by Corporal Noble B. Wiggins on August 7, 1862 at the 42nd Ohio Infantry's Camp Virginia, located outside of Chattanooga, Tennessee. He describes foraging expeditions and his company's acquisition of mules, horses, and food as well as their losses in men.
Orlando C. Geer Letter
In this letter to his sister, Orlando Geer expresses his opinions about news from home and describes the condition of their mutual acquaintances in the army.
Orlando C. Geer Letter
In this letter to his sister, Orlando Geer discusses family matters and veterans' pay in addition to asking for some new tobacco.
Orlando C. Geer Letter
In this letter to his sister, Orlando Geer discusses how much he and his fellow soldiers dislike Brigadier General Jim B. Steedman. According to Geer, Steedman is "Like a bad cent returned to us again, this time in the capacity of Brigade Commander while when he left us he was Colonel."
Orlando C. Geer Letter
In this letter to his sister Hattie (postmarked Trinne, Tennessee), Orlando Geer describes combat that his unit has seen recently and tells of frustrations caused by Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest. According to Geer, ... "the Rebel Gen. Forrest has been very troublesome driving in our calvary picketts and now and then coming right up under our nose and picking up horses and picketts."
Orlando C. Geer Letter
Orlando C. Geer wrote this letter to his sister Hattie from camp on the Elk River in Tennessee on July 15, 1863. In it, he discusses his unit's activities from June 24 to July 15, 1863, including their participation in a battle and camp life.
Orlando C. Geer Letter
Orlando C. Geer wrote this letter to his sister Hattie from Lavergne, Tennessee on March 15, 1863. In it, he discusses his responsibilities, his feelings about provisioning, the weather, and his health. He also thanks her for her previous letters.
Phoebe Cross Letter
This February 2, 1862, letter is from Phoebe Cross to her sister. In the letter, Cross describes her life and family in East Tennessee while her husband is at war.
Photographs of Tennessee River Steamboats
These photographs depict a number of boats that operated on the Tennessee River during the 19th and early 20th centuries. The ships depicted include the excursion boat Annabell King, the steamers City of Chattanooga, Shiloh, J. W. Hill, the packets Edgar Cherry, City of Memphis, City of Knoxville, War Eagle, the gunboat Kingston, and the transport Missionary.
Pinckney Latham Collection
Ramsey Family Papers
"Reminiscences of a Confederate Soldier"
This collection consists of articles written in the early 1900s by Confederate soldier Charles Stephen Olin "C.S.O." Rice's memories of events in the Civil War.
Reminiscences of the Civil War
and Newspaper Articles
T. J. Walker's handwritten, 98-page manuscript chronicles the time he spent with the 9th Tennessee Infantry between approximately 1861 and 1865. During his service, Walker was wounded five times and contracted dysentery and typhoid at Corinth, Mississippi.
Robert A. Kerr Letter
Robert A. Kerr wrote this letter to a friend from Nashville, Tennessee on December 5, 1862. In it, he discusses his regiment's living conditions and describes some fighting in the area.
Robert A. Ragan Letters
This collection houses eight letters from Robert A. Ragan to his wife, Emeline (Neass) Ragan, during the Civil War. In them, Ragan discusses battles and skirmishes with the Rebels, describes the landscapes he has seen, relates his frustration with army life, mentions his fear of moving too far South, and comments on his unit's movements and actions. He also expresses his concern for his family and friends in Tennessee and asks Emeline to write to him and to pray for him in the struggle.
Filtered By
Filter Results
Additional filters:
- Subject
- Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 223
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 162
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. 42
- Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. 39
- Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. 34
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Correspondence. 23
- Soldiers -- Tennessee -- Correspondence. 21
- Knoxville (Tenn.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 20
- Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal Narratives, Confederate. 9
- Knoxville (Tenn.) -- History -- Siege, 1863. 8
- Soldiers -- Michigan -- Correspondence. 8
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons. 8
- Soldiers -- Indiana -- Correspondence. 7
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns. 7
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, African-American. 7
- Chattanooga, Battle of, Chattanooga, Tenn., 1863. 6
- Memphis (Tenn.) -- History. 6
- Soldiers -- Illinois -- Correspondence. 6
- Soldiers -- Wisconsin -- Correspondence. 6
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories. 6
- United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 14th (1861-1865). 6
- Chattanooga (Tenn.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 5
- Correspondence. 5
- Kentucky -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 5
- Knoxville (Tenn.) -- History. 5
- Nashville (Tenn.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 5
- Soldiers -- Pennsylvania -- Correspondence. 5
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Medical care. 5
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate. 5
- Vicksburg (Miss.) -- History -- Siege, 1863. 5
- Memphis (Tenn.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 4
- Nashville, Battle of, Nashville, Tenn., 1864. 4
- Shiloh, Battle of, Tenn., 1862. 4
- Soldiers -- Alabama -- Correspondence. 4
- Tennessee, East -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 4
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Women. 4
- Alabama -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 3
- Confederate States of America. Army. Alabama Cavalry Battalion, 1st. 3
- Copperhead movement. 3
- Cumberland Gap Campaign, 1862. 3
- Fort Sanders, Battle of, Knoxville, Tenn., 1863. 3
- Freedmen -- Tennessee. 3
- Knox County (Tenn.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 3
- Mississippi -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 3
- Soldiers -- Iowa -- Correspondence. 3
- Stones River, Battle of, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 1862-1863. 3
- Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, African-American. 3
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Diaries. 3
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Protest movements. 3
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865. 3
- United States. Army. Michigan Cavalry Regiment, 8th (1862-1865). 3
- United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 64th (1861-1865). 3
- United States. Army. Wisconsin Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1861-1865). 3
- Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 3
- Confederate States of America. Army. Tennessee Infantry Regiment, 13th. 2
- Cumberland Gap (Tenn.) 2
- Georgia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 2
- Illinois -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. 2
- Illinois -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories. 2
- Kentucky -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. 2
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Assassination. 2
- Lookout Mountain (Appalachian Mountains). 2
- Lookout Mountain, Battle of, Tenn., 1863. 2
- Morristown (Tenn.) -- History. 2
- Ohio -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. 2
- Ohio -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 2
- Perryville, Battle of, Perryville, Ky., 1862. 2
- Photographs. 2
- Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- Tennessee. 2
- Resaca, Battle of, Resaca, Ga., 1864. 2
- Soldiers -- Georgia -- Correspondence. 2
- Soldiers -- Illinois -- Diaries. 2
- Soldiers -- Massachusetts -- Correspondence. 2
- Soldiers -- New York (State) -- Correspondence. 2
- Soldiers -- North Carolina -- Correspondence. 2
- Soldiers -- Ohio. 2
- Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental Histories. 2
- Tennessee -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865. 2
- Tennessee -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950. 2
- Tennessee -- Politics and government. 2
- Tennessee River -- Pictorial works. 2
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Hospitals. 2
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Pictorial works. 2
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Poetry. 2
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Religious aspects. 2
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Tennessee. 2
- United States. Army of the Cumberland. 2
- United States. Army. Corps, 23rd (1863-1865). 2
- United States. Army. Indiana Cavalry Regiment, 8th (1863-1865). 2
- United States. Army. Michigan Cavalry Regiment, 10th (1863-1865). 2
- United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 69th (1861-1865). 2
- United States. Army. Tennessee Infantry Regiment, 8th (1862-1865). 2
- Vicksburg (Miss.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 2
- War -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. 2
- Women -- Tennessee -- Diaries. 2
- Atlanta Campaign, 1864 1
- Binghamton (N.Y.) -- History. 1
- Blount County (Tenn.) 1
- Bolivar (Tenn.) -- History. 1
- Catholic Church -- Clergy. 1 ∧ less