Author: V. C. AllenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Confederate States of America
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
Rhea and Meigs Counties (Tennessee) in the Confederate War
Author: V. C. AllenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Confederate States of America
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
Rhea and Meigs Counties (Tennessee) in the Confederate War
Author: V. C. AllenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Meigs County (Tenn.)
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
Rhea and Meigs Counties (Tennessee) in the Confederate War
Author: Rhea and Meigs Counties (Tennessee) in the Confederate War
Author: V. C. AllenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Confederate States of America
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
A Personal Look at the Civil War in Rhea and Meigs Counties, Tennessee
Author: Bettye BroylesPublisher: Heritage Books
ISBN: 9780788487156
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This work examines the lives of Rhea and Meigs Counties, Tennessee women and children during the Civil War. Several newspaper articles from The Athens Post are included, detailing county meetings and other significant events, as well as a collection of letters and diaries written by families of soldiers. An index to full-names, places and subjects adds to the value of this work. Rhea and Meigs Counties in lower east Tennessee were at one time all one county, even though the Tennessee River ran between the two halves. The people in both are closely related and families share both sides of the river. This collection of V. C. Allen's newspaper clippings about various events and persons in the Confederacy were collected first-hand by his own experience during the conflict. Included here are the rosters of the various units from these two counties and biographical sketches of many of the leaders of the units. Examples from this volume: Rev. G. W. Callahan entered the army as a private in Captain Darwin's company. He was a Methodist minister, belonging to the Holston Conference. He was a man of ability, and was appointed Chaplain of the Sixteenth Tennessee Battalion on the Staff of Colonel John R. Neal, and made an efficient officer, commanding the respect of the battalion, and was known as 'a fighting parson.' Rev. Callahan is still living [1908], and a minister of the Western North Carolina Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
A Personal Look at the Civil War in Rhea and Meigs Counties, Tennessee
Author: Rhea County Historical SocietyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Meigs County (Tenn.)
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
The Civil War in Southern Appalachian Methodism
Author: Durwood DunnPublisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
ISBN: 1621900169
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
The Civil War in Southern Appalachian Methodism addresses a much-neglected topic in both Appalachian and Civil War history—the role of organized religion in the sectional strife and the war itself. Meticulously researched, well written, and full of fresh facts, this new book brings an original perspective to the study of the conflict and the region. In many important respects, the actual Civil War that began in 1861 unveiled an internal civil war within the Holston Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South—comprising churches in southwestern Virginia, eastern Tennessee, western North Carolina, and a small portion of northern Georgia—that had been waged surreptitiously for the previous five decades. This work examines the split within the Methodist Church that occurred with mounting tensions over the slavery question and the rise of the Confederacy. Specifically, it looks at how the church was changing from its early roots as a reform movement grounded in a strong local pastoral ministry to a church with a more intellectual, professionalized clergy that often identified with Southern secessionists. The author has mined an exhaustive trove of primary sources, especially the extensive, yet often-overlooked minutes from frequent local and regional Methodist gatherings. He has also explored East Tennessee newspapers and other published works on the topic. The author’s deep research into obscure church records and other resources results not only in a surprising interpretation of the division within the Methodist Church but also new insights into the roles of African Americans, women, and especially lay people and local clergy in the decades prior to the war and through its aftermath. In addition, Dunn presents important information about what the inner Civil War was like in East Tennessee, an area deeply divided between Union and Confederate sympathizers. Students and scholars of religious history, southern history, and Appalachian studies will be enlightened by this volume and its bold new way of looking at the history of the Methodist Church and this part of the nation.
War at Every Door
Author: Noel C. FisherPublisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 9780807849880
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
By placing the conflict between Unionists and secessionists in East Tennessee within the context of the whole war, Fisher explores the significance of the struggle for both sides.
Guide to County Records and Genealogical Resources in Tennessee
Author: Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
ISBN: 0806311754
Category : Guide
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
This fabulous work is a county-by-county guide to the genealogical records and resources at the Tennessee State Library and Archives in Nashville. Based largely on the Tennessee county records microfilmed by the LDS Genealogical Library, it is an inventory of extant county records and their dates of coverage. For each county the following data is given: formation, county seat, names and addresses of libraries and genealogical societies, published records (alphabetical by author), W.P.A. typescript records, microfilmed records (LDS), manuscripts, and church records. The LDS microfilm covers almost every record that could be used by the genealogist, from vital records to optometry registers, from wills and inventories to school board minutes. There also is a comprehensive list of statewide reference works.
The History of Hamilton County and Chattanooga, Tennessee
Author: Zella ArmstrongPublisher: The Overmountain Press
ISBN: 9780932807991
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
This second volume of Armstrong’s history covers 1861–1940, beginning with the Civil War, continuing on with activities during Reconstruction through the end of the century, and concluding with the feeling of optimism upon entering the 20th century. Full of details about the subsequent growth––of banks, newspapers, education, communication, transportation, and industry––and all the happenings and people involved, this history is a truly comprehensive resource.