John Farmer letter, 1864 (+ copies of Civil War service records).
Scope and Contents
MM-2011-008a: Original manuscripts. Fragment with Long’s acct. and verse or lyrics on other side. AD 1 pc.; Phrases with date May 17, 1827. AD 1 pc.; John Farmer letter ‘to the Farmers at home,’ Decatur, Alabama. August 21, 1864. ALS 2 pp. (1 pc.). Re: health, ‘Rebs surrounded our camp,’ ‘Hurrah for Lincoln and Johnson, We will whip the Rebs and free the Negro. We don’t give a dam (sic.) which way the river runs.’ Signed John Farmer.; Eli P. Ballinger letter to ‘Dear friends,’ Upland, Grant County, Indiana, February 17, 1884. ALS 3 pp. (torn). Re: he is son of John Ballinger and grandson of Joseph Ballinger. Mentions Solomon Farmer, family news. MM-2011-008b Photocopies of Civil War service records of Elisha Farmer, Co. H, 3 Tennessee Cavalry; John Farmer, Co. A, 3 Tennessee Cavalry; and Joseph Farmer, Co. H, 3 Tennessee Cavalry. Also photocopy of transcribed 1860 Blount County, Tenn., census entry for Solom (sic.) Farmer and family, and two pages (157 and 375) from Loyal Mountain Troops by Charles S. McCammon.
Dates
- 1864
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
2 folders
- Eli P. Ballinger Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Elisha Farmer Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Farmer, Solomon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Grant County (Ind.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- John Ballinger Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- John Farmer Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Joseph Ballinger Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Joseph Farmer Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States. Army, Third Tennessee Cavalry Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Upland (Ind.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- John Farmer letter, 1864 (+ copies of Civil War service records).
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection Repository
601 S Gay Street
3rd floor
Knoxville Tennessee 37902 United States
865.215.8814
mcclung-archivist@knoxlib.org
