1866 Union soldiers list
Scope and Contents
An 1866 listing of Union soldiers applying for a certificate of disability in East Tennessee. Included in the description is the type of wound or malady, where they were discharged, and occasionally the battle where the injury occurred. An example entry, "May 7th 1866 – Capt. David Fry – Co. F 2nd Tenn Regt Mounted Inft – Discharged Annapolis Md 27th March 1865 – disease wound – Pension total – probably permanent – Residence Greeneville Tenn". Note – Capt. David Fry arranged the November 1861 burning of the railroad bridge over Lick Creek in western Greene County. Civil War related, there is a Corporal Jesse Spears of Hawkins Co. applying for disability from wounds encountered in the War of 1812, Captain Gillenwater Company, Tenn Militia. The last written page is receipt adjustments for Saml (?sp) Doak. Approximately 57 soldiers from East Tennessee listed.
Dates
- 1866
Conditions Governing Use
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
Language of Materials
English
Processing Information
previously part of MM.1850.001
- East Tennessee Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Pensions Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Tennessee History Civil War, 1861-1865 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- 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
