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Isham G. Harris Telegram

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1986
Abstract

Isham G. Harris sent this telegram to Major General Gideon J. Pillow on July 2, 1861 (the day that Tennessee was formally admitted into the Confederacy). In it, he discusses transferring Tennessee troops into the Confederate Army.

Dates: 1861 July 2

J. A. Bowen Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1082
Abstract

This collection consists of a single handwritten letter by J. A. Bowen while in Camp Cheatham, Robertson County, Tennessee, on May 24, 1861.

Dates: 1861 May 24

J. B. Rodgers Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3132
Abstract

This collection houses a letter written by J. B. Rodgers sent on March 1, 1863 from Washington D.C. to Harry Studley of Illinois. Rodgers details his predicament in not being able to return to his home in Tennessee, where the Confederates have taken his property. He also speculates that the French might support the South, and offers his opinions on Northern politics.

Dates: 1863 March 1

J. C. Gates Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2155
Abstract

This collection consists of an April 11, 1864, letter from Union soldier J. C. Gates in Ringgold, Georgia. Writing to his wife in Ohio, Gates mentions the arrival of Col. Brownlow and the East Tennessee Cavalry and discusses the fish supply in the local rivers (Chickamauga, Hiwassee, and Tennessee).

Dates: 1864 April 11

J. E. Howe Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2907
Abstract

This collection consists of one letter written by Union soldier James E. Howe to his sister Frances A. Howe of Flint, Michigan. Howe was stationed with his regiment in Bowling Green, Kentucky when he wrote the letter. In it, he mentions extensive Confederate espionage activity in and around Bowling Green and the Tennessee state line.

Dates: 1863 March 5

J. K. Knopp Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2903
Abstract

This letter was written by Union soldier James K. Knopp on November 13, 1864 to his cousin James H. Knopp of Castalia, Ohio. Knopp, stationed at Chickamauga, writes of his possible furlough for Christmas and of the necessity of continuing to work to pay off his debts.

Dates: 1864 November 13

J. P. Hollowell Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3406
Abstract

J. P. Hollowell wrote this letter to his sister, Sallie Hollowell, from camp in Bowling Green, Kentucky. In it, he mentions that his unit has been looking for a fight, but their location is too well fortified. Hollowell also apologizes for not being home for Christmas and says that he wants a new pair of pants.

Dates: 1862 January 3

J. P. Pryor Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0920
Abstract

J. P. Pryor wrote this letter to Col. Baxter Smith of Nashville, Tennessee to thank him for his contribution to the forthcoming book The Campaign of Lieutenant-General N. B. Forrest and of Forrest's Cavalry. In addition to the original letter, the collection includes a typewritten transcript made in 1947.

Dates: 1867 February 21

J. R. Campbell and James W. Taylor Photographs and Pamphlet

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3203
Abstract

This collection houses primarily photographs of the Church of God and its members taken by J. R. Campbell near Harriman and Hyatt, Tennessee, around 1910. Also included is a pamphlet by James W. Taylor entitled Alleghania. This document discusses the reasons for pro-Union feelings in East Tennessee and Knoxville's strategic importance.

Dates: 1862-circa 1910 (bulk circa 1910)

J. S. Hanna Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3168
Abstract

A handwritten letter from J. S. Hanna to an unknown recipient written circa November 24, 1862 from Fort Saunderson, Bolivar, TN. The letter discusses his time at his time at the fort including sickness and weather.

Dates: circa 1862 November 24

J. W. Stewart Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0977
Abstract

This collection contains a two-part letter, the first part from a Lt. Lambert addressed to "Major Bills", introducing Captain J. W. Stewart and asking for any help Bills might provide in seeking volunteers for the Tennessee Artillery Corps. Stewart penned the second part, further explaining his aims for recruiting volunteers.

Dates: 1861-06-16

Jacob H. Bickley Letters

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3268
Abstract

Jacob H. Bickley wrote these three letters, dated 1863 December 14, 1864 January 13, and 1865 June 13, to his sister Martha Mattie Bickley in Ohio from the field in Tennessee. In them, he discusses his involvement in the Battle of Chattanooga and other military duties, family life, and his attempts to send money home.

Dates: 1863 December 14-1865 June 13

Jacob Rowland Letters

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2776
Abstract This collection consists of two letters from Union soldier Jacob Rowland to his sister, Olive. The first letter, dated January 26, 1865, is sent from Knoxville, Tenn., where Rowland reports of "...quiet times here in Knoxville just now occasionally review as inspection we moved our camp last Tuesday. We were on the south side of the river about 1 1/2 miles from the city. Now we are quartered inside of the breast works right in the suburbs..." The second letter, dated February 20, 1865, is...
Dates: 1865 January 26-February 20

Jacob Vanscoy Letters

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0291
Abstract

Jacob Vanscoy was an enlisted man in Company D, 12th Indiana Infantry. This collection consists of copies of letters written by Jacob Vanscoy at Grand Junction, Tennessee, to his father and mother.

Dates: 1863

James A. Perkins Book Materials

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2919
Abstract

This collection houses material documenting James A. Perkins' Robert Penn Warren and The Cass Mastern Material. Contained herein are edited manuscripts, editors' notes, original drafts, and correspondence between James A. Perkins and various people related to the book.

Dates: 1997-2004

James B. David Diary

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2141
Abstract

This collection houses the diary of Private James B. David of the 89th Illinois Infantry Regiment. The diary documents entire year of 1864, but it only has a few references for the months of November and December. The first pages of the diary list the addresses of some of the soldiers who served with David.

Dates: 1864

James C. Patterson Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2893
Abstract

This collection consists of a letter written by Civil War surgeon James C. Patterson on June 9, 1863, in Nashville, Tenn. In the letter, Patterson discusses almost being captured near Murfreesboro Pike, and also talks about not having been paid since he joined the war.

Dates: 1863 June 9

James Cooper Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2162
Abstract

This collection contains a letter from Confederate soldier Jason Cooper, dated December 5, 1863 from Dalton, Georgia. Written "To his dear friend Farley," Cooper writes about the Confederate evacuation of Chattanooga.

Dates: 1863 December 5

James Fowler Rusling Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3671
Abstract

The collection contains a letter written by Captain James Fowler Rusling (1834-1918) of the 17th U.S.C.T in Beech Grove, Tennessee to Captain Marsh of the "F" Co. MI 19th Infantry. The correspondence discusses rebel troop movements across the Harpeth River under General Hood in 1864.

Dates: 1864 November 24

James J. Vauln Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0969
Abstract

A single handwritten letter from James J. Vauln in LaGrange, Tenn. to General Ulysses S. Grant in Memphis, Tenn. dated June 23, 1862. Vauln, a deacon of the American Catholic Church in LaGrange, pleas for permission to continue his church services, as the new brigadier general had forced him to stop holding services.

Dates: 1862 June 23

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Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 223
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Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. 42
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Knoxville (Tenn.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 34
Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. 34
Soldiers -- Tennessee -- Correspondence. 25
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons. 15
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate. 13
Soldiers -- Michigan -- Correspondence. 12
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories. 11
Nashville (Tenn.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 10
Knoxville (Tenn.) -- History -- Siege, 1863. 9
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Tennessee. 9
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Tennessee, East -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 8
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Kentucky -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 7
Knoxville (Tenn.) -- History. 7
Soldiers -- Illinois -- Correspondence. 7
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Chattanooga, Battle of, Chattanooga, Tenn., 1863. 6
Knox County (Tenn.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 6
Memphis (Tenn.) -- History. 6
Mississippi -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 6
Soldiers -- Wisconsin -- Correspondence. 6
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Veterans. 6
United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 14th (1861-1865). 6
Vicksburg (Miss.) -- History -- Siege, 1863. 6
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Confederate States of America. Army -- Officers. 5
Fort Sanders, Battle of, Knoxville, Tenn., 1863. 5
Georgia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 5
Memphis (Tenn.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 5
Nashville, Battle of, Nashville, Tenn., 1864. 5
Ohio -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 5
Shiloh, Battle of, Tenn., 1862. 5
Soldiers -- New York (State) -- Correspondence. 5
Soldiers -- Pennsylvania -- Correspondence. 5
Tennessee -- History. 5
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Medical care. 5
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Naval operations. 5
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Poetry. 5
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Nashville (Tenn.) -- History. 4
Ohio -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. 4
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Soldiers -- Iowa -- Correspondence. 4
Stones River, Battle of, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 1862-1863. 4
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865. 4
United States. Army of the Cumberland. 4
Veterans -- Confederate States of America. 4
Vicksburg (Miss.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 4
Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 4
Confederate States of America. Army. Alabama Cavalry Battalion, 1st. 3
Copperhead movement. 3
Cumberland Gap (Tenn.) 3
Franklin, Battle of, Franklin, Tenn., 1864. 3
Freedmen -- Tennessee. 3
Loudon County (Tenn.) 3
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877). 3
Soldiers -- Georgia -- Correspondence. 3
Soldiers -- North Carolina -- Correspondence. 3
Soldiers -- Ohio. 3
Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, African-American. 3
Tennessee -- Politics and government. 3
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Autographs. 3
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Engineering and construction. 3
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Protest movements. 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
Admirals -- United States -- Correspondence. 2
Atlanta Campaign, 1864 2
Broadsides 2
Chickamauga, Battle of, Ga., 1863. 2
Confederate States of America. 2
Confederate States of America. Army -- History. 2
Confederate States of America. Army of Tennessee -- Artillery. 2
Confederate States of America. Army. 2
Confederate States of America. Army. Tennessee Infantry Regiment, 13th. 2
Confederate States of America. Army. Tennessee Infantry Regiment, 26th. 2
Confederate States of America. Army. Tennessee Infantry Regiment, 9th. 2
Cotton trade -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century. 2
Illinois -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. 2
Illinois -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories. 2
Johnson Island Prison. 2
Kentucky -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. 2
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Assassination. 2
Literature and history -- United States. 2
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