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=== Introduction === | === Introduction === | ||
Tennessee joined the Confederacy in 1861, but Tennessee soldiers served in both the Union and Confederate armies. Tennessee was the last state to join the Confederacy. However people in some counties in the northeast section were very loyal to the Union. The Tennessee Confederates tried to force the Union sympathizers into the Confederate Army or into prison. So an | Tennessee joined the Confederacy in 1861, but Tennessee soldiers served in both the Union and Confederate armies. Tennessee was the last state to join the Confederacy. However people in some counties in the northeast section were very loyal to the Union. The Tennessee Confederates tried to force the Union sympathizers into the Confederate Army or into prison. So an estimated 20,000 to 30,000 men fled to Kentucky to join the Union army there.<ref>[https://tennesseehistory.org/civil-war-2/ The Civil War divided Tennessee just as it did the nation] Tennessee Historical Society (viewed 21 September 2021).</ref> | ||
=== Tennessee Military Units === | === Tennessee Military Units === | ||
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[http://www.lwfaam.net/cw/tennessee/index.htm Tennessee's United States Colored Troops] in the Civil War. by Bennie J. McRae, Jr. | [http://www.lwfaam.net/cw/tennessee/index.htm Tennessee's United States Colored Troops] in the Civil War. by Bennie J. McRae, Jr. | ||
Wright, General Marcus J., Tennessee in the War 1861-1865, (Ambrose Lee Publishing Company, Williamsbridge, New York City, 1908), Online book at [https://www.archive.org/stream/tennesseeinwar1800wrig#page/n9/mode/2up Internet Archive], (accessed 29 Jan 2012). | Wright, General Marcus J., Tennessee in the War 1861-1865, (Ambrose Lee Publishing Company, Williamsbridge, New York City, 1908), Online book at [https://www.archive.org/stream/tennesseeinwar1800wrig#page/n9/mode/2up Internet Archive], (accessed 29 Jan 2012). Lists of military organizations and officers from Tennessee in both the Confederate and Union armies. | ||
<br>The information in the lists of Tennessee Military Units comes from the [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors] web site. This web site can also be searched by the name of a soldier. | <br>The information in the lists of Tennessee Military Units comes from the [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors] web site. This web site can also be searched by the name of a soldier. | ||
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*Neal, John Randolph. ''[https://www.archive.org/details/disunionrestorat00neal Disunion and Restoration in Tennessee].'' New York, Knickerbocker Press, 1899. Free digital copy. | *Neal, John Randolph. ''[https://www.archive.org/details/disunionrestorat00neal Disunion and Restoration in Tennessee].'' New York, Knickerbocker Press, 1899. Free digital copy. | ||
*Wright, Marcus Joseph, ''Tennessee in the War, 1861-1865; lists of military organizations and officers from Tennessee in both the Confederatre and Union armies; general staff officers of the provisional army of Tennessee, appointed by Govenor Isham G. Harris'', (Williamsbridge, New York City, A. Lee Publishing Company, 1908), (accessed 31 Dec 2011). | *Wright, Marcus Joseph, ''Tennessee in the War, 1861-1865; lists of military organizations and officers from Tennessee in both the Confederatre and Union armies; general staff officers of the provisional army of Tennessee, appointed by Govenor Isham G. Harris'', (Williamsbridge, New York City, A. Lee Publishing Company, 1908), (accessed 31 Dec 2011). Online book at [https://www.archive.org/stream/tennesseeinwar1800wrig#page/60/mode/2up Internet Archive]. | ||
*Ridley, Bromfield Lewis, | *Ridley, Bromfield Lewis, ''Battles and Sketches of the Army of Tennessee'', Missouri Printing and Publishing Co., Mexico, Missouri 1906. Online book at [http://books.google.com/books?id=ahdCAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA172&dq=regiments&lr=&as_brr=1#v=onepage&q=regiments&f=false Google Book], (accessed 26 Feb 2012). | ||
=== Union Records === | === Union Records === | ||
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'''1890 Census Veterans Schedules''' - The "Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War" (NARA M123) are available online for the state of Tennessee. The films for Tennessee are: (FS Library films {{FSC|230777|title-id|disp=338254}}–57.) | '''1890 Census Veterans Schedules''' - The "Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War" (NARA M123) are available online for the state of Tennessee. The films for Tennessee are: (FS Library films {{FSC|230777|title-id|disp=338254}}–57.) | ||
The schedules list Union veterans and their widows living in Tennessee in 1890. Each entry lists the veteran’s name (or if he did not survive, both the widow’s and the veteran’s names) and may contain the following: the veteran’s rank, company, and regiment or vessel; dates of enlistment and discharge; length of service in years, months, and days; post office and address; disability incurred; and remarks necessary to a complete statement of the term of service. | The schedules list Union veterans and their widows living in Tennessee in 1890. Each entry lists the veteran’s name (or if he did not survive, both the widow’s and the veteran’s names) and may contain the following: the veteran’s rank, company, and regiment or vessel; dates of enlistment and discharge; length of service in years, months, and days; post office and address; disability incurred; and remarks necessary to a complete statement of the term of service. In Tennessee, this schedule included both Union and Confederate soliders. An online description is available at [http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/census/census1880.htm#1890 TSLA]. | ||
For more information on the 1890 Veterans Schedules see [[Union Census Records|Union Census Records]]. | For more information on the 1890 Veterans Schedules see [[Union Census Records|Union Census Records]]. | ||
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| width="25%" | Tennessee, Confederate Pension Applications, Soldiers and Widows, 1891-1965 {{RecordSearch|1874474}} Free images online <br> | | width="25%" | Tennessee, Confederate Pension Applications, Soldiers and Widows, 1891-1965 {{RecordSearch|1874474}} Free images online <br> | ||
| width="65%" | Click on browsable collection - | | width="65%" | Click on browsable collection - '''Free;''' Click on type of record (colored, widow, soldier). Then find the number range for the application number you found in Step 1. Browse through the pages until you find your ancestor's file number. Read all the pages. Read both files if there is a soldier and widow's pension. The file may be 10 pages or more. | ||
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*Tennessee. Board of Pension Examiners. ''Confederate Pension Applications: Soldiers and Widows, 1891–ca. 1965.'' Nashville, Tennessee: State Library and Archives. (On 181 FS Library films beginning with {{FSC|203660|title-id|disp=978497}}.) <br> | *Tennessee. Board of Pension Examiners. ''Confederate Pension Applications: Soldiers and Widows, 1891–ca. 1965.'' Nashville, Tennessee: State Library and Archives. (On 181 FS Library films beginning with {{FSC|203660|title-id|disp=978497}}.) <br> | ||
*Sistler, Samuel D. ''Index to Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications.'' Nashville, Tennessee: B. Sistler, 1995. (FS Library book {{FSC|721939|title-id|disp=976.8 M22s}} index; fiche {{FSC|721939|title-id|disp=6125500}} [set of 5].) This book-form index to pension applications includes entries from all three pension files: | *Sistler, Samuel D. ''Index to Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications.'' Nashville, Tennessee: B. Sistler, 1995. (FS Library book {{FSC|721939|title-id|disp=976.8 M22s}} index; fiche {{FSC|721939|title-id|disp=6125500}} [set of 5].) This book-form index to pension applications includes entries from all three pension files: soldiers, widows and colored men's applications. An "S", "W", or "C" before the application number designates the file where the application originated. The county where the application was filed is listed as well as the applicant's unit in which he served. Again, use care when limiting your search of this index by county. Veterans may have moved from the county where they were born or the county where they enlisted in their unit. <br> | ||
*Wiefering, Edna. ''Tennessee’s Confederate Widows and Their Families: Abstracts of 11,190 Confederate Widows Pension Applications.''Cleveland Public Staff and Volunteers, 1992. (FS Library book {{FSC|624177|title-id|disp=976.8 M28w}}.) These records include widow's maiden name, widow's residence at time of application, year and place of widow's birth, name of soldier with his year and place of birth, year and place of marriage, and year and place of soldier's death. <br> | *Wiefering, Edna. ''Tennessee’s Confederate Widows and Their Families: Abstracts of 11,190 Confederate Widows Pension Applications.''Cleveland Public Staff and Volunteers, 1992. (FS Library book {{FSC|624177|title-id|disp=976.8 M28w}}.) These records include widow's maiden name, widow's residence at time of application, year and place of widow's birth, name of soldier with his year and place of birth, year and place of marriage, and year and place of soldier's death. <br> | ||
* [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10042/tennessee-confederate-pension-applications?s=209190711 ''Tennessee Confederate Pensions.''] | * [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10042/tennessee-confederate-pension-applications?s=209190711 ''Tennessee Confederate Pensions.''] | ||
*[http://files.usgwarchives.net/tn/statewide/military/warof1812/pensions/pen1835.txt Tennessee Pension Rolls of 1835] | *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/tn/statewide/military/warof1812/pensions/pen1835.txt Tennessee Pension Rolls of 1835] (hosted by TN GenWeb) | ||
==== Veteran Questionnaires ==== | ==== Veteran Questionnaires ==== | ||
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:The responses are rich in detail about pre- and post-war life, as well as military experiences. They include personal and family information; opinions about class and race distinctions; and details of agricultural, business and educational opportunities for the young in nineteenth century Tennessee. <br> | :The responses are rich in detail about pre- and post-war life, as well as military experiences. They include personal and family information; opinions about class and race distinctions; and details of agricultural, business and educational opportunities for the young in nineteenth century Tennessee. <br> | ||
*Dyer, Gustavus W. and John Trotwood Moore, compilers, ''The Tennessee Civil War Veterans Questionnaires'', (United States] | *Dyer, Gustavus W. and John Trotwood Moore, compilers, ''The Tennessee Civil War Veterans Questionnaires'', (United States] : Silas Emmett Lucas, Jr., c1985), 5 volumes. Between 1915 and 1922, surviving Tennessee Civil War veterans were asked to respond to a questionaire asking about their Civil War experiences, family life, pre-war lifestyle etc. Their responses have been transcribed exactly as received into these five volumes. {{FSC|182133|title-id|disp=FS Library books 976.8 M2dg}} | ||
==== United Daughters of the Confederacy ==== | ==== United Daughters of the Confederacy ==== | ||
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*Carter, William Randolph. ''[https://www.archive.org/details/firstregiment00cartrich History of the First regiment of Tennessee ]volunteer cavalry in the great war of the rebellion, with the armies of the Ohio and Cumberland, under Generals Marogan, Rosecrans, Thomas, Stanley and Wilson. ''Knoxville, Tenn., Gaut-Ogden co., printers, 1902. Free digital copy. | *Carter, William Randolph. ''[https://www.archive.org/details/firstregiment00cartrich History of the First regiment of Tennessee ]volunteer cavalry in the great war of the rebellion, with the armies of the Ohio and Cumberland, under Generals Marogan, Rosecrans, Thomas, Stanley and Wilson. ''Knoxville, Tenn., Gaut-Ogden co., printers, 1902. Free digital copy. | ||
*Hancock, R.R. (Richard R.).[https://www.archive.org/details/hancocksdiaryorh00hanc ''Hancock's diary: or A History of the Second Tennessee Confederate Cavalry.'' ''Nashville, Tennessee'']'' - with sketches of First and Seventh Battalions. Also, Portraits and Biographical sketches''. | *Hancock, R.R. (Richard R.).[https://www.archive.org/details/hancocksdiaryorh00hanc ''Hancock's diary: or A History of the Second Tennessee Confederate Cavalry.'' ''Nashville, Tennessee'']'' - with sketches of First and Seventh Battalions. Also, Portraits and Biographical sketches''. Brandon Printing Co., 1887. Free digital copy. | ||
*Head, Thomas A. ''[https://www.archive.org/details/campaignsbattles00head Campaigns and battles of the Sixteenth Regiment, Tennessee Volunteers], in the war between the states, with incidental sketches of the part performed by other Tennessee troops in the same war. 1861-1865.'' Nashville, Tennessee. Cumberland Presbyterian Publishing House, 1885. Free digital copy. | *Head, Thomas A. ''[https://www.archive.org/details/campaignsbattles00head Campaigns and battles of the Sixteenth Regiment, Tennessee Volunteers], in the war between the states, with incidental sketches of the part performed by other Tennessee troops in the same war. 1861-1865.'' Nashville, Tennessee. Cumberland Presbyterian Publishing House, 1885. Free digital copy. | ||
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The web site [http://www.lastroadtofreedom.com/ Last Road to Freedom] has information on America's Civil War contraband camps. | The web site [http://www.lastroadtofreedom.com/ Last Road to Freedom] has information on America's Civil War contraband camps. | ||
Civil War [http://www.lastroadtofreedom.com/documents/Tennessee.pdf contraband camps in Tennessee] were located in Bolivar (Hardeman County), Clarksville, Fort Pillow, LaGrange, | Civil War [http://www.lastroadtofreedom.com/documents/Tennessee.pdf contraband camps in Tennessee] were located in Bolivar (Hardeman County), Clarksville, Fort Pillow, LaGrange, Grand Junction, Jackson, Memphis, Camp Shiloh, Camp Chelsea, President's Island (Camp Dixie), Holly Springs Camp, and in Nashvill Camp Edghill, Northwest Camp. and Edgefield. | ||
*[http://www.civilwarshades.org/building-a-future/contraband-camps/ Contraband Camps] | *[http://www.civilwarshades.org/building-a-future/contraband-camps/ Contraband Camps] | ||
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