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Title: Eaton, John in Washington, D.C. to Senter, D.W.C. in Nashville, Tennessee
Author : John Eaton, 1829-1906
Recipient : DeWitt Clinton Senter
Date Created: 1870-06-22
Abstract: The writer has been suggested as commissioner for the Centennial Celebration of American Independence to be held in Philadelphia in 1876. Explains that each state will have a commissioner and asks that Senter appoint the writer as representative from Tennessee, pointing ou that his legal residence is in Memphis.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Collection: John Eaton Correspondence, 1865-1905
Contributing Institution: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000001335
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| 302 |
Title: J. G. Parkhurst in Nashville, Tennessee to Mary E. Maxwell at the Sol Hotel
Author : John Gibson Parkhurst, 1824-1906
Date Created: 1865-02-15
Abstract: Telegram denying a pass for John Overton Jr. to visit Nashville, since he had "identified himself with the rebellion and cannot come here as an agent of rebels." Demands to know the purpose of his visit.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Collection: Travellers Rest
Contributing Institution: Travellers Rest Plantation and Museum
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002792
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| 303 |
Title: Rebel Claim No. 177
Complainant : John Glass
Date Created: 1868-06-27
Abstract: This is an approved claim filed by Hardeman County, Tennessee, citizens after the Civil War for damages caused by the Confederate Army. The document includes an inventory of the damages. The Confederate Army is referred to in the document as the Rebel Army. The Civil War is identified as the Rebellion. The claim had to include witnesses who could vouch that the claimant had never given "aid, comfort, countenance, or encouragement" to the rebellion.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Collection: Rebel Claims
Contributing Institution: Bolivar-Hardeman County Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003562
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| 304 |
Title: Letter from Col. John H. Crozier to J.G.M. Ramsey
Author : John H. Crozier
Recipient : J.G.M Ramsey, 1797-1889
Date Created: 1869-01-04
Abstract: Description of J. Crozier Ramsey`s funeral and burial in Gray Cemetary in Knoxville, TN with the sermon held at First Presbyterian Church.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Collection: Ramsey Family Papers
Contributing Institution: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000000741
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| 305 |
Title: John H. Fain vs. United States, United States Court of Claims
Associated name : John H. Fain
Associated name : United States -- Court of Claims
Date Created: 1868-12
Abstract: Reprint of Fain`s Case: John H. Fain v. The United States. Case summary notes: "The claimant mingles his own funds with those of another person to be invested in fifty-eight bales of cotton, which are taken under the `Abandoned or captured property act,` sold, and the net proceeds deposited in the treasury. The extent of the interest of each party is shown. The claimant alone brings suit for the whole amount of the net proceeds of the fifty-eight bales."
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Collection: Rhea Papers
Contributing Institution: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000001017
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| 306 |
Title: Rebel Claim No. 104
Complainant : John H. McClellan
Date Created: 1868-05-26
Abstract: This is a rejected claim filed by Hardeman County, Tennessee, citizens after the Civil War for damages caused by the Confederate Army. The document includes an inventory of the damages. The Confederate Army is referred to in the document as the Rebel Army. The Civil War is identified as the Rebellion. The claim had to include witnesses who could vouch that the claimant had never given "aid, comfort, countenance, or encouragement" to the rebellion.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Collection: Rebel Claims
Contributing Institution: Bolivar-Hardeman County Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003569
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| 307 |
Title: Mary Aileen
Composer : John Hugh McNaughton, 1829-1891
Date Created: 1858
Abstract: A song mourning the loss of his lover, Mary Aileen. Inscribed in pencil on the cover sheet reads "Compliments of a Friend."
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Collection: Nora Gardner Sheet Music Volumes
Contributing Institution: Center for Popular Music
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002625
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| 308 |
Title: Civil War Oath of Allegiance
Attributed name : Sullivan County Court
Attributed name : John L. Rhea
Date Created: 1865-06-28
Abstract: This court document is John L. Rhea`s oath of allegiance to the United States after the end of the Civil War. He vows to "support all laws and proclamations which have been made during the existing rebellion with reference to the emancipation of slaves."
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Collection: Rhea Papers
Contributing Institution: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001818
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| 309 |
Title: Application for amnesty
Author : John L. Rhea
Recipient : M. L. Hall
Date Created: 1865-05-23
Abstract: In a letter to M.L. Hall, United States Commissioner, John L. Rhea requests to take the "oath prescribed by the President...in his Proclamation of Pardon and Amnesty issued on the 8th day of December 1863, commonly called the Amnesty Oath."
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Collection: Rhea Papers
Contributing Institution: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000001367
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| 310 |
Title: Parole of A. J. McKissack
Creator : John L. Wilson
Assignee : A. McKissack
Date Created: 1865-05-18
Abstract: Parole for A. McKissack by John L. Wilson, Captain and Assistant Provost Marshal, stating taht McKissack will not take up arms or do any duty usually performed by a soldier and that he is to be allowed to return home wihout being disturbed. Dated May 18, 1865 in Memphis, Tennessee.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Collection: Cheairs Family Collection
Contributing Institution: Rippavilla Plantation
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000001045
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| 311 |
Title: Rebel Claim No. 76
Complainant : John M. Yee
Date Created: 1868-05-19
Abstract: This is an approved claim filed by Hardeman County, Tennessee, citizens after the Civil War for damages caused by the Confederate Army. The document includes an inventory of the damages. The Confederate Army is referred to in the document as the Rebel Army. The Civil War is identified as the Rebellion. The claim had to include witnesses who could vouch that the claimant had never given "aid, comfort, countenance, or encouragement" to the rebellion.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Collection: Rebel Claims
Contributing Institution: Bolivar-Hardeman County Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003564
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| 312 |
Title: Diary of John Nick Barker
Author : John Nick Barker
Date Created: 1862
Abstract: 1862 entries from the diary of John Nick Barker. Describes the weather for every day, and notes important political and military events, as well as local ocurrences.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Collection: John Nick Barker, 1796-1873, Diaries, 1843-1868
Contributing Institution: Clarksville Montgomery County Public Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003515
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| 313 |
Title: John Ogden in Nashville, TN to Gen. John Eaton in Nashville, TN
Author : John Ogden, 1824-1910
Recipient : John Eaton, 1829-1906
Date Created: 1868-10-22
Abstract: In response to a request by Eaton, gives a brief description of the state of the school, including number of students in the various departments and the model school which provides teaching experience and accommodates more primary pupils. Asks what amount can be expected from the Peabody Fund.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Collection: John Eaton Correspondence, 1865-1905
Contributing Institution: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001752
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| 314 |
Title: Letter of surrender by John Park in Memphis, TN, to C.H. Davis in Memphis, TN
Author : John Park
Recipient : C. H. Davis
Date Created: 1862-06-06
Abstract: A response letter to the demand of the Union army in which the Mayor of Memphis, Tennessee, replies to a Union request to surrender the town. The Mayor, John Park, writes, "...as the Civil Authorities have no means of defense, by the force of circumstances the city is in your power." Park sent the letter to C.H. Davis, the Flag Officer Commander of the Union fleet which defeated Memphis in a naval battle. The Union army took control of Memphis following the battle and surrender.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Collection: Memphians During War
Contributing Institution: Memphis Public Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002697
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| 315 |
Title: Rebel Claim No. 14
Applicant : John R. Ray
Date Created: 1868-05-11
Abstract: Rebel Claims form filed by Tennessee citizens after the end of the Civil War. If approved, they received compensation for supplies taken by armies during the war.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Collection: Rebel Claims
Contributing Institution: Bolivar-Hardeman County Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003531
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| 316 |
Title: Rebel Claim No. 14
Applicant : John R. Ray
Date Created: 1868-05-11
Abstract: Rebel Claims form filed by Tennessee citizens after the end of the Civil War. If approved, they received compensation for supplies taken during the war.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Collection: Rebel Claims
Contributing Institution: Bolivar-Hardeman County Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003530
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| 317 |
Title: John Russell Bartlett in Providence, RI to William Gannaway Brownlow in Nashville, TN
Author : John Russell Bartlett, 1805-1886
Author : Rhode Island General Assembly
Date Created: 1865-06-21
Abstract: John R. Bartlett, the Secretary of State of Rhode Island, sent a letter and a resolution to Governor Brownlow at the order of the General Assembly of the state of Rhode Island. The "Resolutions in Relation to the Reconstruction of the States Recently in Rebellion" declares that the General Assembly and the people of Rhode Island believe that the moral and legal authority of the federal government should be used to equal rights, including the right to vote, for people regardless of color.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Collection: Governor William G. Brownlow Papers, 1865-1869
Contributing Institution: Tennessee State Library and Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001895
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| 318 |
Title: Guardian Bond
Signer : John Sisk
Date Created: 1857-04-06
Abstract: This is a $10,000 bond to administer the estate of William Sisk issued on April 6, 1857. Additional signers of the bond include Greed A. Taylor, R. Walker, Daniel T. Brown, H. Rutherford, and Joseph Brown.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Collection: County Records
Contributing Institution: White County Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003274
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| 319 |
Title: J.D. Hale in Mimsonville, New Hampshire to Gen. John Eaton, Jr. in Washington D.C.
Author : Jonathan Davis Hale, 1817-1896
Recipient : John Eaton, 1829-1906
Date Created: 1871-12-01
Abstract: Hale discusses current opinion against Grant existing in the South. He describes men who call themselves Union men, but, according to Hale, the men secretly desire the election of a man who could be influenced by Shurz and Greely.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Collection: John H. Eaton Jr. Papers, 1865-1881
Contributing Institution: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000001331
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| 320 |
Title: J.D. Hale, Sr. in Baldwinsville, MA to Gen. John Eaton, Jr. in Washington, D.C.
Author : Jonathan Davis Hale, 1817-1896
Recipient : John Eaton, 1829-1906
Date Created: 1870-03-27
Abstract: Hale mentions Ku Klux Klan outrages in Tennessee and the impression this creates in Northerners.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Collection: John Eaton Correspondence
Contributing Institution: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001694
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| 321 |
Title: Banjo Polka
Arranger : Joseph Benedict
Date Created: 1851
Abstract: Included in a bound volume of sheet music that once belonged to Tennessee resident, Miss Nora Gardner that has the words "Nora L. Gardner Nashville, Tenn August/60" written in pencil in the upper part of the cover sheet.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Collection: Nora Gardner Sheet Music Volumes
Contributing Institution: Center for Popular Music
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002561
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| 322 |
Title: Rebel Claim No. 177
Applicant : Joseph Greer
Date Created: 1868-06-16
Abstract: Claims filed by Benton County, Tennessee, citizens after the Civil War for damages caused by the Confederate Army. The document includes an inventory of the damages. The Confederate Army is referred to in the document as the Rebel Army. The Civil War is identified as the Rebellion. The claim had to include witnesses who could vouch that the claimant had never given "aid, comfort, countenance, or encouragement" to the rebellion.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Collection: Benton County Court Records
Contributing Institution: Benton County Archive
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000000997
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| 323 |
Title: Lorena
Composer : Joseph Philbrick Webster, 1819-1875
Date Created: 1857
Abstract: The "The Universally Popular Ballad Lorena" speaks of a love lost because "A duty stern and pressing, broke/The tie which linked my soul with thee." This song became very popular during the American Civil War for soldiers and those at home on both sides.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Collection: Nora Gardner Sheet Music Volumes
Contributing Institution: Center for Popular Music
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002595
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| 324 |
Title: Certified copy of descriptive list of clothes issued to Confederate soldier
Associated name : Joseph Rhea
Attributed name : Confederate Army
Date Created: 1863-02-27
Abstract: A certified copy of a descriptive list and account of pay and clothing for Private Joseph Rhea of the 62nd Regiment of the Tennessee branch of the Confederate Army, company F. The list was filed in Vicksburg, Mississippi, and included a description of the private, where he was born, his occupation, when and where he enlisted, when he was last paid and his bounty. The account has a place for remarks and includes the statement "Private J. G. Rhea was detailed from my company by order of Maj. -- Jones and ordered to report to Capt. J.M. Johnston...He has also received no clothing...since he entered the service." Rhea was a teacher in Hawkins, Tennessee who was 5`10" with grey eyes and black hair. He was 25 when he enlisted on February 24, 1862.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Collection: Joseph G. Rhea Civil War Papers
Contributing Institution: University of Memphis Special Collections
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002725
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| 325 |
Title: Rhea, Joseph in Chattanooga, Tennessee to Bell, Marie in Loudon, Tennessee
Author : Joseph Rhea
Recipient : Marie Bell
Date Created: 1865-05-14
Abstract: A letter announcing the end of the Civil War and Joseph`s plan to return to Loudon to be with Marie.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Collection: Joseph G. Rhea Civil War Papers
Contributing Institution: University of Memphis Special Collections
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000000806
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