Bibliographic Records
Database:
Volunteer Voices: The Growth of Democracy in Tennessee
Query:
vvcat: "A.5"
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Title: Rebel Claim No. 44
Applicant : Lockland Beaten
Date Created: 1868-04-09
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=200800000000990
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| 352 |
Title: Come Love With Me
Composer : Lon Morris, 1830-1882
Date Created: 1858
Abstract: This piece of sheet music is included in a bound volume that was once owned by Miss Nora Gardner, a Tennessee resident. "The Music of Morris Brothers Pell and Huntley's Minstrels arranged for the Piano" is the title on the front cover. This love song tells of how "happy we will be, With you my bride down by my side, In the cottage by the sea."
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=200800000002577
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| 353 |
Title: Rebel Claim Np. 18
Applicant : Lorena Ray
Date Created: 1868-05-11
Abstract: Rebel Claim 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=200800000003517
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Title: Civil War parole certificate
Creator : Lot Abraham, 1838-1920
Date Created: 1865- 05-08
Abstract: Issued to Confederate soldier Joseph G. Rhea, this certificate allowed him to travel home undisturbed by the authoritites of the United States.
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=200800000000803
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| 355 |
Title: The Monastery Bells
Composer : Louis James Alfred Lefebure-Wely, 1817-1870
Date Created: 1864
Abstract: This composition does not have a publication date listed. However, because it is included in a bound volume of sheet music once owned by Miss Nora Gardner of Tennessee, and the range of dates of publication for the music included in this volume is from 1859 through 1866, the publication date of this piece is inferred to be 1864. Also, an advertisement is printed on the back of the cover sheet, which lists letters to the publisher that are all dated 1864.
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=200800000002680
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| 356 |
Title: L.B. Eaton in Memphis, TN to John Eaton in Washington, D.C.
Author : Lucien Bonaparte Eaton
Recipient : John Eaton, 1829-1906
Date Created: 1870-04
Abstract: L.B. is gratified to hear of John`s installation and speculates that the Freedmen`s Bureau will eventually come under his administration. L.B. gives an account of Lewis`s exertions for the party which resulted in victory for McLean, Taft, and Reilly. He strongly criticizes the plan to place Nashville and Memphis in one district and Knoxville in another. L.B. names those that he as appointed in various counties. Letterhead reads "Office of the U.S. Marshall, District of West Tennessee, Memphis, Tenn."
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=200700000001698
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| 357 |
Title: M.C. Wilcox in Knoxville, TN to Gen. John Eaton in Nashville, TN
Author : M. C. Wilcox
Recipient : John Eaton, 1829-1906
Date Created: 1867-10-03
Abstract: Instructions for sending Eaton`s manuscript for a pamphlet which they hope to have ready for the public by mid-November. Asks his recommendation for a Union man to take his present position as a member of the board of trustees. Mentions condition of schools in Knoxville.
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=200700000001789
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| 358 |
Title: M.C. Wilcox in Knoxville, TN to Gen. John Eaton, Jr. in Nashville, TN
Author : M. C. Wilcox
Recipient : John Eaton, 1829-1906
Date Created: 1869-08-06
Abstract: Wilcox reports the opening of both African-American and white schools in the Knoxville area and the closing of some African-American schools because of lack of funds. Wilcox expects the financial aid from sources in the North and East for African American colored schools without sufficient public funds. Wilcox says that "a dark cloud passed over the school horizon" the previous day.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Collection: John Eaton Papers
Contributing Institution: Special Collections, Hoskins Library. University of Tennessee
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001708
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| 359 |
Title: I Kiss'd Her In A Dream
Lyricist : M. F. Bigney
Composer : Th. J. Martin
Date Created: 1859
Abstract: This piece of sheet music is included in a bound volume that once belonged to Miss Nora Gardner, a Tennessee resident. This particular piece is part of a collection called "Lyric Sparks" and is inscribed in pencil on the song's first page as "Compliments of J. R. Martin." The song itself is an ode to a lovely lady.
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=200800000001512
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| 360 |
Title: Hiland, M.M. in Ashland City, Tennessee to Eaton, John in Washington, D.C.
Author : M. M. Hiland
Recipient : John Eaton, 1829-1906
Date Created: 1870-06-06
Abstract: Long and passionate declaration of the writer`s loyalty to the Republican Party and to Eaton, his hope that reconstruction will come to Tennessee, and his disgust for the rebels who have regained power in the state. Reminds Eaton that the writer taught a colored school and now, because of the Ku Klux Kland intimidation, cannot secure a teaching position. Desires and appointment as U.S. storekeeper and asks Eaton`s help.
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=200800000001202
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| 361 |
Title: I Have No Sister Now
Lyricist : M.F.H. Smith
Composer : M.F.H. Smith
Date Created: 1859 - 1866
Abstract: This single sheet of music was published in the Waverley Magazine and Literary Repository. On the reverse side are various articles and advertisements. There is no publication date listed. However, the date of 1864 is inferred from the range of publication dates in the bound volume of sheet music with which it is included. The volume once belonged to Tennessee resident, Miss Nora Gardner.
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=200800000002674
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| 362 |
Title: Bell, Marie in Loudon, Tennessee, to Rhea, Joseph in Loudon, Tennessee
Author : Marie Bell
Date Created: 1863-02-19
Abstract: A letter expressing her sadness at news that the man she loved, a confederate soldier, would be on the march.
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=200800000000804
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| 363 |
Title: Claim of Mary A. Caughran
Signer : Mary A. Caughran
Date Created: 1865-05-08
Abstract: Took a horse valued at $150 about Dec 18. 1863 for use in Sherman`s Army on march from Memphis to Chattanooga.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Collection: County Records
Contributing Institution: Lincoln County Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003596
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| 364 |
Title: Rebel Claim No. 119
Complainant : Mary A. Moore
Date Created: 1868-05-13
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=200800000003567
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| 365 |
Title: Rebel Claim No. 42
Complainant : Mary A. Moore
Date Created: 1868-05-13
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=200800000003577
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Title: [Letter] 1850 Jan. 12, New Albany [to] Father [Ethel Henry Porter]
Author : Mary C. Porter
Recipient : Ethel Henry Porter
Date Created: 1850-01-12
Abstract: This document is a letter written by Mary C. Porter to her father, Ethel Henry Porter, on January 12, 1850. In the letter, Mary discusses social events happening in Connecticut, where she is attending school, and back at home, and she thanks her father for her Christmas gifts. Mary also briefly mentions her desire to find her daguerreotype, which was an early form of photography.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Collection: Porter-Rice Family Papers, 1826-1927
Contributing Institution: University of Memphis Special Collections
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003133
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| 367 |
Title: Rebel Claim No. 126
Applicant : Mary E. Chambers
Date Created: 1868-06-02
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=200800000003533
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Title: Rebel Claim No. 188
Complainant : Mary E. Mitchell
Date Created: 1868-06-10
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=200800000003573
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| 369 |
Title: Hail! Glorious Banner of our Land
Composer : Mary Farrell Moore
Date Created: 1861
Abstract: Colorful sheet music cover of a Civil War era song showing Columbia holding the United States flag, an eagle, ships and weapons.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Collection: Kenneth D. Rose Sheet Music Collection
Contributing Institution: Tennessee State Library and Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001436
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Title: Rebel Claim No. 19
Complainant : Mary Jane McNatt
Date Created: 1868-05-11
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=200800000003571
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Title: Gun Permit for Mary Maxwell
Applicant : Mary Maxwell
Associated name : Andrew Johnson
Date Created: 1863-12-03
Abstract: Permit allowed Mary Maxwell, who lived at Travellers Rest during the Civil War, to keep shot-gun and pistols for protection of herself and property; approved by a brigadier general. Andrew Johnson was military govenor of the state during Federal occupation.
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=200800000002790
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Title: Rebel Claim No. 117
Complainant : Mary McDurmott
Date Created: 1868-05-23
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=200800000003574
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Title: Rebel Claim No. 110
Complainant : Matt Thurmond
Date Created: 1868-05-27
Abstract: This is a 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=200800000003559
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Title: Ticket for The Jubilee Singers, A Private Service of Sacred Song in the Free Church, Dunoon
Associated name : Jubliee Singers of Fisk University
Creator : McMorran, Robert ; Thomson, R. W. ; Johnston, John C.
Date Created: 1873-08-21
Abstract: 1 tif. A ticket for a concert of the Jubilee Singers of Fisk University in Scotland. The ticket lists the group as "Ex-Slave students of Fisk University, Tennessee, " and later states that there are eight emancipated slaves in the group. The ticket also speaks to the Jubilee Singers` international performances. In large print it touts a "private service of Sacred Song" to be performed in the Free Church of Dunoon on August 21, 1873. Robert M`Morran, R.W. Thompson, and John C. Johnston, all associated with a church, are named at the bottom.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Collection: Fisk Jubilee Singers
Contributing Institution: Fisk University - Franklin Library, Special Collections
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003285
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Title: Melville C. Zener in Winchester, Tennessee to His Family in Indiana
Author : Melville C. Zener
Date Created: 1863-07-31
Abstract: A letter from Union soldier Melville C. Zener in Winchester, TN, to his parents and siblings in Indiana, dated July 31, 1863. Zener describes the battle in Shelbyville, TN at Skull Camp Bridge, where 200 "sesesh" (Confederate soldiers) were drowned in the Duck River and 900 prisoners were captured. Zener requests that his family send him more paper, and promises to send home money and a present for his mother.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Collection: General Collections
Contributing Institution: Fly Cultural Arts Center
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003505
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