- Tennessee Battles
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- Standard Unique Collections Resources
Knoxville inside the Combat
John Shrady Letters, 1862 Get 17-1864 October 8 (MS.1436) Dr. John Shrady blogged the majority of these letters (really clear hands) in order to his spouse, Jeannie (Sammis) Shrady, as he try helping since a doctor with the second Tennessee Infantry Division. Even if John Srady’s organization that have Knoxville is actually small along with his service into the regional medical facilities are short-term, their emails highlight problems that been successful adopting the city is recovered so you’re able to Relationship manage.
John Watkins in the Knoxville to Sarah Probert, 1863 September 18 (MS.1161) Within letter, dated Sep 18, 1863, away from John Watkins within the Knoxville, Tenn., so you can Sarah Probert when you look at the Pittsfield, Ohio, Watkins provides a summary of most of the he’s got done while the making Crab Orchard, Kentucky. having Knoxville. The guy writes regarding the marching to help you Cumberland Gap that have Burnside as well as the Confederate stop trying here. Also, he complains about the insufficient mail service and you may relates to this new dilapidated condition away from Knoxville: “Knoxville should have already been quite a place till the conflict first started it looks today like it was the new oldest lay in the world and started permitted to run down since that time it was created.” (come across digitized page) **This letter is the one item on the huge John Watkins Records range.
Robert Good. Ragan Emails, 1863 Oct 13-1864 April 11 (MS.0743) Which collection property 7 bГ¤sta sГ¤ttet att trГ¤ffa kvinnor lokalt pГҐ nГ¤tet letters off Robert A beneficial. Ragan to his wife, Emeline (Neass) Ragan. Their characters show an interesting direction of the conflict. Included, Ragan discusses matches and you may skirmishes on “Rebels,” refers to this new landscapes he has viewed, relates his rage which have armed forces existence, mentions their concern with swinging too much Southern area, and you can statements into the their unit’s movements and measures. He produces off Bulls Pit, Jonesborough, Knoxville, Wraytown, and you can Greenville. His letters of Dec. step 3 and cuatro, 1863, out of Knoxville describe the fight taking place involving the rebels and the latest partnership: “he’s generated five work to take Knoxville but they has were not successful each time. Sherman is within ten miles folks having an enormous push . ” He reassures their spouse he hasn’t been seized and you can stored prisoner, when he try yes she actually is are informed home, however, that he has actually good rations and you can knows he or she is into the a correct side of the argument. (select picked digitized letters)
Age Baker Crozier Diary, 1863-1864 (MS.1048) Within this diary, E Baker Crozier identifies lifestyle from inside the Knoxville within the siege away from 1863. She initiate by revisiting Nov. 15, 1863, the afternoon this woman is obligated to evacuate their unique house. Crozier relates to are amidst new assaulting and you can recounts Connection troops plundering and you may burning their family, together with damaging brand new house from their particular friends and neighbors. She as well as recalls the brand new generosity anybody else because the she along with her partner attempted to reestablish a property and you will lifestyle because of their relatives. Next entry try from The fall of. 23, your day Longstreet captured the brand new Cherokee Heights area west of the downtown area Knoxville. Age Baker Crozier relates to “waiting having high stress to own Longstreet while making one to grand move through to our area and you will deliver you immediately in the horrible enemy. my better half and young buck try which have Longstreet’s military almost in sight of its family.” She dates back and makes reference to earlier events of the season and you may standard way of life criteria into the Knoxville. In the a little excerpt towards the bottom, Crozier produces of your death of their brother, Dr. Henry Baker, at the hands of Relationship troops.
Soldier Viewpoints
Richard Yards. Saffell Documentation, 1837 April 18-1889 December twenty five (MS.1333) These types of characters ranging from individuals people in the latest Saffell and you will Bogle family file the feel inside the Municipal Battle. Out of particular appeal certainly are the letters back and forth Sam and you will Manhood Saffell describing its provider with the Confederate Armed forces into the East Tennessee.
Milton Weaver Range, 1856-1866 (MS.2128) So it collection contains emails, envelopes, poems, recopies, and you can an excellent tintype speaing frankly about Milton Weaver’s skills to your 74th Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Municipal War. The majority of the newest range consists of communication between Milton Weaver along with his household members, the majority of that’s composed to the striking patriotic stationary. The brand new letters define camp lives, some armed forces campaigns, Copperheads, and Weaver’s need to go back to their household members from inside the Ohio.
Curious scientists may need to demand T. J. Walker’s “Reminiscences of the Civil War” (MS.0124) which discusses many of the exact same tips from the view out of a push back soldier.
Watson B. Smith Characters, 1863 August-Sep (MS.3324) So it collection houses four characters one to Watson B. Smith penned in order to his nearest and dearest in Michigan away from Eastern Tennessee during the August and you will paign, matches having Confederate troops and you can guerillas, and you can negotiations on civilian inhabitants, which was mainly (but not completely) sympathetic on Partnership. The guy in addition to talks about his commitments within the head office, in addition to his temporary fulfilling once the guide-de-go camping. There are also multiple letters authored back and forth from grabbed Confederate officers.
Robert Galbraith Civil Combat Diaries, 1863-1865 (MS.2179) The three diaries inside range give an insight into good soldier’s day-to-go out activities, including fights (from form of attention ‘s the Battle from Rocks Lake discussed toward p, and you can recreation activities.
David L. Jones so you’re able to Anna Jones, 1865 February 18 (MS.2685) Letter dated February 18, 1865, away from David L. Jones during the Nashville, Tenn. so you’re able to Anna Jones for the Alleghany Town, Pa. Relates to expensive cost in the Nashville, a trip to Fort Negley, thievery on barracks, lifestyle on camp, and you can an effective description of the society not as much as martial law. (find digitized letter) **This might be you to definitely product in the larger David L. Jones Emails collection.
Civilian Views
Eleanora Willauer Journal, 1862 October step one-1869 November 9 (MS.2940) That it range include the fresh new Confederate record out of Eleanora Willauer from Dickson County, Tennessee. Authored ranging from Oct step 1, 1862 and you may November 9, 1869, the new log also offers a merchant account out of civilian life in the area and of incidents regarding the Municipal Combat also reflections towards the Willauer’s private ideas into the several months. About log, Willauer identifies several armed forces management, such as fulfilling Standard Nathan Bedford Forrest to the January 20, 1863. She identifies him once the “significant and enormous (not too) and i also consider extremely fine looking.”
For the February 5, 1863, Willauer writes of a combat on Ft. Donelson: “To consider one hundred of your daring Southerners becoming sacrificed having little. the fresh new carelessness of some commander – where in fact the fault rests I understand maybe not. But fault discover. Is actually Bragg a great – traitor?”
Adopting the stop of the war, with the July 9, 1865, Willauer states “Guarantee was dry and you may Independence is during their own grave. An aunt on the Federal military and maybe inactive within the a Southern area prison – this new South overpowered – beaten – subjugated!”
Toward December step 3, 1865, Willauer produces “New negroes features several been sent off here as well as the few one to are still are getting in the future. Brand new Chief believes inside the white work.” After that she contributes an entry after that getting April, 1866, listing merely you to “He’s got negroes during the Heater today and generally are entering operation as quickly as possible.”
