Last General Order of the Army of Tennessee (Confederate States of America) by Joe Johnston, April 27, 1865, and Last Roster of Company F, 5th Tennessee Cavalry, CSA, May 3, 1865. (Civil War)
Collection
Identifier: MM.2000.008
Scope and Contents
Last General Order of the Army of Tennessee (Confederate States of America) by Joe Johnston, Gen Comd. General Order No. 18. Hdqr Army of Tennessee, Greensboro, N. C. April 27, 1865. ADS 1 pc. (written in pencil on blue paper watermarked ‘S Thomas 1863.’) Re: by terms of the military conventions signed by Maj. Gen. W. T. Sherman USA and Gen. J. E. Johnston CSA, for soldiers not to take up arms against the U. S.... Last Roster of Company F, 5th Tennessee Cavalry, CSA, May 3, 1865. Charlotte, N. C. ADS 2 pp. (1 pc.) Note re: not taking up arms against U. S. written by A. L. Mims. (A handwritten copy of this document was given to each soldier to carry). Most soldiers in this unit were from Cocke County, Tenn.
Dates
- 1865
Conditions Governing Access
Material is available for research. Prior arrangement MUST be made by contacting the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection at mcclung-archivist@knoxlib.org
Extent
1 folder
General
Was on exhibit at Museum of East Tennessee History. These documents were kept in the Bible of Cora Massey Mims of Cocke County, Tenn., and remained in the family’s possession until 2000.
- Cocke County (Tenn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Confederate States of America (CSA) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Cora Massey Mims Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Gen. J. E. Johnston Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Joe Johnston Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Last Roster of Company F, 5th Tennessee Cavalry, CSA Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Mims, A. L. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- W. T. Sherman Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Last General Order of the Army of Tennessee (Confederate States of America) by Joe Johnston, April 27, 1865, and Last Roster of Company F, 5th Tennessee Cavalry, CSA, May 3, 1865. (Civil War)
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection Repository
Contact:
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601 S Gay Street
3rd floor
Knoxville Tennessee 37902 United States
865.215.8814
mcclung-archivist@knoxlib.org