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The American Civil War In Tennessee

1861-1865

Did you know *** The Civil war started in 1861 an ended in 1865

Harper's Weekly began on January 3, 1857, and in its run of nearly 60 years spanned a remarkable period of American history, simultaneously reporting on it, influencing it, and making it. Harper's Weekly was a vital part of the Civil War and now is a window into those days: the politics, the literature, the style, the commerce, and, of course, the battles.

American Civil War Battles By State

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The New Civil War Source Book

 The Tennessee Historical Commission has created a new tool for historians, students and anyone interested in the Civil War in Tennessee. Chronicles the military, economic, social and political history associated with  the Civil War in the state. In addition to the Web site, CDs containing a chronologically arranged  version of the sourcebook were created and sent to every secondary school  library in Tennessee, as well as public and college libraries. The project was  funded by a grant from the National Park Service American Battlefields  Protection Program.

17th Tennessee Infantry.
Company I of the 17th Tennessee Infantry was formed from men of Franklin County, Tennessee and Jackson County, Alabama. The 17th Tennessee Infantry was mustered into Confederate service on August 15, 1861 at Big Creek, Campbell County, TN. The regiment was then placed under the command of Brigadier General Felix K. Zollicoffer, and participated in an engagement at Rock Castle, Kentucky (Camp Wildcat) on October 21, 1861, where it suffered 45 causalities. [This is shown in the sketch at the head of the page.] On January 20, 1862 the regiment was engaged in action at Fishing Creek near Mill Springs, Kentucky. In this battle the regiment suffered 46 casualties and Brigadier General Zollicoffer was killed. The next action the regiment saw was during General Bragg's invasion of Kentucky in 1862. During this campaign the regiment was present at the capture of Munfordville and at the battle of Perryville (Oct. 8, 1862 - 24 casualties).

5th Tennessee Infantry

170 Coker Thomas Pvt D 35 Thomas Coker was born in 1828 in Anderson Co., TN.  He died Aug 10, 1900 in Campbell Co., TN.  Thomas married Martha Ann Disney on May 3, 1855 in Anderson Co., TN.  Brother-in-law of Samuel C. Carter

276 Emory Emanuel Pvt C 32 From Campbell Co., Tn.

401 Hale William J. Pvt C From Campbell Co., Tn.; make good 1 mo. and 6 days

883 Seiber Jordan Pvt F 21 Anderson Co., Tn. farmer

Campbell County, Tennessee, USA: A History of Places, Faces, Happenings, Traditions, and Things

by Miller McDonald. (Unindexed)
This is a three-volume set containing a tremendous amount of information on the history of Campbell County and its residents.

This website offers free look-ups from this book.

 The U.S. Congress directed the Pension Office to prepare a listing of individuals receiving pensions for war service. The Pension Office produced a list called "Pensioners on the Roll" as of January 1, 1883. The Roll apparently contained all pensioners, althought only a small portion is presently online.

1890 Veterans and Widows Special Census

Delap Civil War Cemetery In Campbell County

Southern Claims Commission

Civil War Service Records (Partial Listing)

Tennessee in the American Civil War

Civil War Documents

Civil War Veterans Questionaires

Union Regimental Index For Tennessee

Tennessee Confederate Soldiers' Home Applications

Civil War Women: Primary Sources on the Internet
(Duke University, Special Collections Library)

The American Civil War Portal

Women of the American Civil War
(American Civil War)

Hearts at Home: Southern Women in the Civil War
(University of Virginia, Special Collections)

Illinois Women and the Civil War
(Illinois in the Civil War)

Women in the Civil War: Five Nurses from St. Lawrence County
(Women of Courage)

Women in the Civil War
(U.S. Civil War Center's Links)

Conference on Women and the Civil War

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