Tennessee, East--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Autobiography, or Memoirs of Dr. A. Jobe
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: AppMs-0464
Scope and Contents
The Autobiography, or Memoirs of Dr. A. Jobe consists of an original bound volume; a poem and a letter found inside the volume; photocopies of two documents about Dr. Abraham Jobe and his autobiography; and a photocopy of a typed transcript of the autobiography. Dr. Jobe wrote his memoirs between 1849 and 1904 to document his youth in Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama; his medical and surgical practice in northwestern North Carolina and northeast Tennessee; and his Civil War...
Dates:
1849-1904, 1948, 1962, 1972
Biography of Dr. and Mrs. A.S.N. Dobson of Limestone R.F.D. Tenn.
Collection — Box C (Small Collections)
Identifier: AppMs-0139
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a photocopy of the typewritten Biography of Dr. and Mrs. A. S. N. Dobson of Limestone R.F.D. Tenn. According to the title page, Dobson wrote the biography between 1910 and 1914, and his son, Roy Calvin, edited the document in 1915. The Dobson autobiography covers aspects of Dobson's life from his conscription into the Confederate army in 1862, through his postwar career as a medical doctor in the Broylesville area. Inserted at the conclusion of the biography are...
Dates:
1982
Fannie A. Fain Diaries
Collection — Box C (Small Collections)
Identifier: AppMs-0133
Scope and Contents
The Fannie A. Fain Diaries consist of photocopies of two handwritten diaries, plus a typed transcription of the first diary. The first one covers the period of the Civil War and dates from November 26, 1863 through March 19, 1865; and the second one covers the latter part of her life dating from March 6, 1867 to March 6, 1898. The first diary gives a glimpse of daily life in upper East Tennessee during the Civil War. She specifically mentions events at Zollicoffer (now Bluff...
Dates:
1863 - 1898
Found in:
Archives of Appalachia
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Fannie A. Fain Diaries
Hiram Fain Diary Transcript
Collection — Box H (Small Collections)
Identifier: AppMs-0463
Scope and Contents
The transcript of the diary of Hiram Fain of Rogersville: an East Tennessee secessionist contains Fain's observations between October 21, 1850 and February 28, 1870. In the diary, Hiram Fain relates his day-to-day activities including planting and harvesting at Spring Vale Farm, legal activities such as preparing wills, working at the bank, and caring for livestock. He also describes weather conditions, astronomical events, an earthquake in 1861, the sale of slaves, the illness and death of...
Dates:
1994
Found in:
Archives of Appalachia
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Hiram Fain Diary Transcript
Frederick S. Heiskell Papers
Collection
Identifier: AppMs-0022
Scope and Contents
The Frederick S. Heiskell Collection includes drafts of letters that were sent to Senator John Bell of Tennessee, 1848-1860; Heiskell family biographies and genealogies; political, family, and general correspondence, and financial records. The collection also contains documents relating to the Civil War, Knox County Ebenezar Church, livestock pedigrees, correspondence on railroads dating between 1838 and 1849, and Charleston Stock Market reports. Eight scrapbooks include newsclippings...
Dates:
1789 - 1882; Majority of material found within 1832 - 1882
Found in:
Archives of Appalachia
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Frederick S. Heiskell Papers
Mary Nell Dosser Keller Collection
Collection — Box G (Small Collections)
Identifier: AppMs-0421
Arrangement
The collection is arranged alphabetically by subject, with material arranged chronologically within folders. Undated material is filed at the back of each folder.
Dates:
1823-1982 and undated
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