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Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Bartlett Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A1975
Scope and Contents

The collection contains an 1860 diary to the Pikes Peak gold rush region; memoirs of Aurelius T. Bartlett, dated March 20, 1890, describing his Civil War service; official papers relating to Bartlett’s Civil War service; and other Bartlett family papers.

Dates: 1860-1957

Braxton Bragg Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A0164
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of correspondence of Braxton Bragg, primarily to his wife, that documents his Civil War service in Louisiana, Florida, Kentucky and Tennessee. It also includes several items regarding Bragg's home, Greenwood Plantation, in Louisiana.

Dates: 1856-1876; Majority of material found within 1861-1864

Warren D. Crandall Research Collection

 Collection
Identifier: A0339
Scope and Contents Collection contains correspondence and reminiscences of veterans of the Mississippi River Ram Fleet and the Mississippi Marine Brigade to Warren D. Crandall, and also material gathered by Crandall for his book, History of the Ram Fleet and Mississippi Marine Brigade, published in 1907. The bulk of the correspondence contains responses from veterans of the Mississippi Marine Brigade to invitations from Crandall to attend reunions of the brigade. Occasionally...
Dates: 1863-1922; Majority of material found within 1887-1909

Goss-Emerling Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A2928
Scope and Contents

The collection contains family correspondence, business papers, and newspaper clippings of the Goss and Emerling (or Emmerling) families of St. Louis. Notable items include the day book of Henry Goss' general store at Florissant, 1838-1842; discharge papers of Ohio Civil War soldier Wendel Emerling; and World War II ration book of Irene Ella Emmerling. Collection also includes two family letters written to James and William H. Luke, who possibly were related to the Goss-Emerling family.

Dates: 1838-1948

Thomas S. Hawley Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A0666
Scope and Contents The Thomas S. Hawley Papers consist primarily of correspondence from Thomas Hawley to his parents and siblings in Olney, Illinois, during his Civil War service. The collection also includes several letters from Thomas' parents to their son, and a few letters between other members of the Hawley family. The correspondence documents Thomas Hawley's Civil War service, family affairs, and life in St. Louis after the war. The collection also includes a hospital record book of the 11th Missouri...
Dates: 1856-1867; Majority of material found within 1861-1866

Henry W. Williams Collection

 Collection
Identifier: A1749
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of papers both belonging to, and collected by, Henry W. Williams, including his correspondence and scrapbooks, various items from the Civil War, and papers regarding steamboats and financial markets.

Dates: 1835-1953; Majority of material found within 1848-1890

Wyckoff Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A1778
Scope and Contents

The Wyckoff Family Papers consist primarily of correspondence of George and Josephine Wyckoff and their family and friends. The bulk of the correspondence dates from the Civil War years and contains letters of George Wyckoff, while serving in the 18th Missouri Infantry, and other soldiers in Iowa, Indiana, and Missouri regiments.

Dates: 1857-1911; Majority of material found within 1862-1864