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The Tennessee Civil War Sourcebook is a searchable collection of over 7,000 articles chronicling the Civil War in Tennessee from September 1, 1861
through September 30, 1865.
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| Date | Title | Article |
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| June 15, 1861 | Preparations for home defense in Jackson | The minute men from this district organized this evening. . . according to the law passed by the last called session of the Legislature. Minute men are appointed by the county court for each civil district making in all for the county 25,000 ... read more |
| June 18, 1861 | On social life at the Confederate camp of instruction at Union City |
Letter from Union City.
Union City, Tenn., June 13, 1861. Editors Appeal: I again write to you in order to keep you posted, as near as I can, on our movements, etc.. . . . We are having quite a gay time of it he... read more |
| June 19, 1861 | A trip from Jackson to the Confederate camp of instruction at Union City | Went to Camp Brown (Union City) to see our volunteers, had a tiresome time of it. A long train, constant stopping, going and coming. ... read more |
| July 6, 1861 | "The Union, Constitution and Laws" |
For the Knoxville Whig
The Union, Constitution and Laws. A Ballad for the Times Tune-Dixie The Union, Constitution and Laws, Will be maintained for just is the cause Fight away, fight away, fight away for the Union. Oh! Winfield Scott is just ... read more |
| July 12, 1861 | Sickness among Confederate troops in Jackson environs | A Mississippi regiment was marched down from Union City today and are camped near Jackson. They are suffering with typhoid. There has been a good many cases of measeles, dysentry, and typhoid among the volunteers at Union City. .... read more |
| July 27, 1861 | Letter from R. J. C. Gailbreath [C. S. A. ] in Bristol, Tennessee, to his wife |
Mariah Gailbreath, near Gainesborough, relative to railroad transportation, the first battle of Bull Run, and righteousness of the Southern cause
Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee July 27th, 1861. ... read more |
| ca. July 31, 1861 | Report on the strength of the Provisional Army of Tennessee |
MIDDLE TENNESSEE
Infantry at Camp Trousdale.-Colonel Fulton's regiment, 889 men, percussion muskets; Colonel Palmer's regiment, 883 men, flint-lock muskets; Colonel Savage's regiment, 952 men, flint-lock muskets; Col... read more |
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July 4, 1861 July 5, 1861 |
On the Fourth of July in Confederate Memphis | On this day recurs the anniversary of the most important event, which, up to the present year, ever occurred on the North American continent. On the fourth day of July, 1776, the Continental Congress absolved the colonies fr... read more |
| August 12, 1861 | Inventory of Tennessee armament |
Maj. Gen. Polk:
ORDNANCE OFFICE AT MEMPHIS, August 12, 1861. Maj.-Gen. POLK: SIR: If this war should unfortunately be prolonged, the valley of the Mississippi must ultimately become its great theater, for the enemy now working to subjugate the... read more |
| August 26, 1861 | Inflation in Jackson environs | Went to town. Wanted to get my negro shoes. Got 8 pair. Everything is scarce and high. The north are straining a point to wipe the South out. They have numbers, better armed navy, &c. The South resolved never, never again to let the Stars and stripes ... read more |
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