Prisons

Scope and Contents Leonidas Campbell Houk (1836-1891), was born in Sevier County, Tenn. He was a lawyer, judge, and congressman. He served in the Union Army from 1861 to 1863. He was circuit judge of the 17th judicial district of Tennessee (1866-1869). Moved to Knoxville in 1870 and was involved in local and national politics. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1878 and served until his death in 1891. He was married to Elizabeth Matilda Smith (died 1879) and to Mary Belle Van Rosen. John...

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[The Ballad of] William Honeycutt. Written by William Honeycutt in the State Prison, Nashville, Tenn. Printed by Woodward Steam Book and Commercial Job Printer, Knoxville, Tenn. Broadside. 1 p. [1888]. (Date supplied by seller). The first words at the top are missing, probably ‘The Ballad of’. Twenty 4-line verses telling the story of the 1888 murder of Thomas Goodson in Elizabethton, Tenn. Tells of Honeycutt’s arrest, trial, imprisonment, appeal, etc. Honeycutt claims his innocence.

Scope and Contents Union Prisoners Confined in Camp Sumpter, Near Andersonville, Ga. Lith. & print. by E. Sachse & Co., 104 S. Charles Street, Balto. [Baltimore]. Publ. by Chas. A. Schwamb ; Annapolis, Md., 1865. Drawn by Henry Blatz. 11.25 x 17” Water stains at upper left border. 1 pc. Tinted. Bird’s-eye view of Andersonville Prison (Camp Sumpter, Near Andersonville, Ga.). Shows the stockade, prison grounds, tents, a scaffold with six hanging bodies. The key lists: Headquarters, Rebel Camp, Hospital,...