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Soldier Alexander B. Richards Civil War Letter

Collection

Identifier: MS-3802

Abstract

Personal correspondence between Union soldier Alexander B. Richards and his sister, Emaline Butcher of Murphysboro, Illinois, dated February 14, 1864. He details the Battle of Knoxville and Fort Sanders (Tenn.) which took place on November 29, 1863 and his trek from Chattanooga with H Co. Illinois 27th Infantry.

Dates: 1864 February 14

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

T. K. Gay Letter

Collection

Identifier: MS-3167

Abstract

This collection consists of one handwritten letter, written in 1864 in Knoxville, Tennessee, by T. K. Gay of the Signal Corps to his brother Cal in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. It reports that Knoxville is currently tranquil but expresses concern that John Morgan is preparing to attack. Gay hypothesizes that if Morgan were to attack he would meet strong resistance, as more troops were expected for the defense of the city. Gay also opines that the war will end soon.

Dates: 1864 August 15

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

The Old 19th Tennessee Regiment, C.S.A.

Collection

Identifier: MS-1364

Abstract

This collection consists of a bound, handwritten, and illustrated memoir, written by W. J. Worsham, recording the history of the Old 19th Tennessee Regiment of the Confederate States of America, which was based in Knoxville, Tennessee. The book was dedicated in 1902 to the survivors and fallen soldiers of the regiment, according to a written note from the author.

Dates: 1902

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

Thomas Doak Edington Diary

Collection

Identifier: MS-1181

Abstract

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

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

Tilghman Blazer Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS-2174

Abstract

The Tilghman Blazer Papers, 1864-1892, contains two notebooks, both of which are in fairly good condition. The first details his military experience as a member of Company K of the 8th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry (Union) in Georgia and Tennessee during 1864, and the second contains classroom rosters and business transactions written after his return to Cocke County, Tenn.

Dates: 1864-1892

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

W. M. Creamer Letter

Collection

Identifier: MS-2136

Abstract

This collection consists of a letter, dated February 24, 1863 from Camp Cripplecrick, Tenn., from W. M. Creamer of the 90th Ohio Infantry to his cousin, M. C. Creamer. He discusses his religious beliefs as well as Captain Robert O. Caddy's treatment of sick young boys in Nashville.

Dates: 1863 February 24

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

W. T. Presley Letter

Collection

Identifier: MS-2135

Abstract W. T. Presley wrote this letter to his wife, Henrietta (Ward) Presley, while he was serving with Company D of the 1st Alabama Cavalry. 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 Confederate military, and expresses...

Dates: 1863 July 14

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

William A. Mayo Diary

Collection

Identifier: MS-1300

Abstract

This collection is a diary written by William A. Mayo of Monroe County, Tennessee between the years 1861 and 1866. The majority of the diary Mayo recounts daily life during his years as a captured captain in the Confederate Army as well as a list of fellow prisoners. Mayo was kept in a Union prison on Johnson's Island in Lake Erie. This item is a typescript.

Dates: 1861-1866

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

William Gibbs McAdoo Diary Extracts

Collection

Identifier: MS-1122

Abstract

Two versions of William Gibbs McAdoo's diary documenting his life from 1846 to 1894. McAdoo wrote this diary and series of letters during the Mexican War, Civil War, and through his later years until 1894. Volume 1 is the draft version of the compilation of these extracts and Volume 2 is the final version.

Dates: 1846-1894

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

William Jay Smith Autobiographical Sketch

Collection

Identifier: MS-0909

Abstract

In this autobiographical sketch, William Jay Smith describes his military career and ends with his election to the Tennessee Senate in 1867.

Dates: circa 1867

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

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

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

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Soldier Alexander B. Richards Civil War Letter

T. K. Gay Letter

The Old 19th Tennessee Regiment, C.S.A.

Thomas Doak Edington Diary

Tilghman Blazer Papers

W. M. Creamer Letter

W. T. Presley Letter

William A. Mayo Diary

William Gibbs McAdoo Diary Extracts

William Jay Smith Autobiographical Sketch

William T. Presley Correspondence

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