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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 Family History 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 Family History Library films beginning with {{FSC|203660|title-id|disp=978497}}.) <br> |
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| *Sistler, Samuel D. ''Index to Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications.'' Nashville, Tennessee: B. Sistler, 1995. (Family History 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> | | *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> |
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| *Wiefering, Edna. ''Tennessee’s Confederate Widows and Their Families: Abstracts of 11,190 Confederate Widows Pension Applications.''Cleveland Public Staff and Volunteers, 1992. (Family History 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> |
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| * [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.''] |
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| ==== Veteran Questionnaires ==== | | ==== Veteran Questionnaires ==== |
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| *''[http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/military/quest.htm Index to Questionnaires of Civil War Veterans]''. Nashville, Tennessee: The Archives, 1962. (Family History Library book 976.8 A1 no. 57; 982038 item 22.) Available online, courtesy: Tennessee State Library and Archives. This alphabetical list includes the veteran’s company, regiment, and county of residence. After finding an ancestor listed in the online index, make sure to view the books, as they contain abstracts of the records and an index to every person mentioned in each questionnaire. <br> | | *''[http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/military/quest.htm Index to Questionnaires of Civil War Veterans]''. Nashville, Tennessee: The Archives, 1962. (FS Library book 976.8 A1 no. 57; 982038 item 22.) Available online, courtesy: Tennessee State Library and Archives. This alphabetical list includes the veteran’s company, regiment, and county of residence. After finding an ancestor listed in the online index, make sure to view the books, as they contain abstracts of the records and an index to every person mentioned in each questionnaire. <br> |
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| *Joint Union and Confederate Records. Tennessee. State Library and Archives (Nashville, Tennessee). ''Civil War Veterans Biographical and Genealogical Questionnaires,'' 1914–1922. Nashville, Tennessee: State Library and Archives, 1974. (Family History Library films {{FSC|204371|title-id|disp=975591–99}}.) The record contains responses of both Union and Confederate veterans in Tennessee.<br> | | *Joint Union and Confederate Records. Tennessee. State Library and Archives (Nashville, Tennessee). ''Civil War Veterans Biographical and Genealogical Questionnaires,'' 1914–1922. Nashville, Tennessee: State Library and Archives, 1974. (Family History Library films {{FSC|204371|title-id|disp=975591–99}}.) The record contains responses of both Union and Confederate veterans in Tennessee.<br> |
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| *United Daughters of the Confederacy. Tennessee Division. ''Confederate Patriot Index''. N.p., 1976–1978. (Family History Library book {{FSC|360083|title-id|disp=976.8 M2u; Fiche 6046695}} [set of 17].) Soldiers are listed alphabetically with their death dates, regiments, and names of living relatives. <br> | | *United Daughters of the Confederacy. Tennessee Division. ''Confederate Patriot Index''. N.p., 1976–1978. (FS Library book {{FSC|360083|title-id|disp=976.8 M2u; Fiche 6046695}} [set of 17].) Soldiers are listed alphabetically with their death dates, regiments, and names of living relatives. <br> |
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| *An important inventory for finding Civil War military histories is, ''A Guide to the Microfiche Edition of Civil War Unit Histories: Regimental Histories and Personal Narratives''. Part 1, Confederate States of America and Border States. Bethesda, Maryland: University Publications of America, 1992. (Family History Library book {{FSC|426900|title-id|disp=973 M2cwu pt. 1}}.) Tennessee units are listed on pages 75–80. The Family History Library has the large microfiche collection described in this guide. Use the library catalog to find individual items, including correspondence, diaries, memoirs, and regimental histories published before 1920. The guide shows the unit name, counties where it was raised, author, title, publication information, number of pages, and source repository. It also includes an author index and a major engagements index. | | *An important inventory for finding Civil War military histories is, ''A Guide to the Microfiche Edition of Civil War Unit Histories: Regimental Histories and Personal Narratives''. Part 1, Confederate States of America and Border States. Bethesda, Maryland: University Publications of America, 1992. (FS Library book {{FSC|426900|title-id|disp=973 M2cwu pt. 1}}.) Tennessee units are listed on pages 75–80. The Family History Library has the large microfiche collection described in this guide. Use the library catalog to find individual items, including correspondence, diaries, memoirs, and regimental histories published before 1920. The guide shows the unit name, counties where it was raised, author, title, publication information, number of pages, and source repository. It also includes an author index and a major engagements index. |
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| *[http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/military/cwunits1.htm Bibliography of Tennessee Civil War Unit Histories] is at [http://state.tn.us/tsla/history/military/ Tennessee State Library and Archives]. | | *[http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/military/cwunits1.htm Bibliography of Tennessee Civil War Unit Histories] is at [http://state.tn.us/tsla/history/military/ Tennessee State Library and Archives]. |
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| *''Tennesseans in the Civil War: A Military History of Confederate and Union Units with Available Rosters of Personnel''. Nashville, Tennessee: Civil War Centennial Commission, 1964. Volume 1 contains brief unit histories. Volume 2 is an alphabetical list of Confederate and Union troops. {{FSC|229787|item|disp=Family History Library book 976.8 M2t; fiche 6046966 [set of 13]}}<br> | | *''Tennesseans in the Civil War: A Military History of Confederate and Union Units with Available Rosters of Personnel''. Nashville, Tennessee: Civil War Centennial Commission, 1964. Volume 1 contains brief unit histories. Volume 2 is an alphabetical list of Confederate and Union troops. {{FSC|229787|item|disp=FS Library book 976.8 M2t; fiche 6046966 [set of 13]}}<br> |
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| *[http://tnmap.tn.gov/civilwar/ Tennessee Civil War GIS Project] shows county statistics from the 1860 census and a list of regiments by county with a link to the regiment section in ''Tennesseans in the Civil War'' (see above).<br> | | *[http://tnmap.tn.gov/civilwar/ Tennessee Civil War GIS Project] shows county statistics from the 1860 census and a list of regiments by county with a link to the regiment section in ''Tennesseans in the Civil War'' (see above).<br> |
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| *Head, Thomas A. ''[http://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. ''[http://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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| *Lindsley, John B. ''The Military Annals of Tennessee: Confederate, First Series; Embracing a Review of Military Operations, with Regimental Histories and Memorial Rolls, Compiled from Original and Official Sources''. 1886. Reprint. Spartanburg, South Carolina: Reprint Co., 1974. (Family History Library book 976.8 M2L.) Digital versions at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4528 Ancestry] ($); [http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924032778700 Internet Archive]. | | *Lindsley, John B. ''The Military Annals of Tennessee: Confederate, First Series; Embracing a Review of Military Operations, with Regimental Histories and Memorial Rolls, Compiled from Original and Official Sources''. 1886. Reprint. Spartanburg, South Carolina: Reprint Co., 1974. (FS Library book 976.8 M2L.) Digital versions at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4528 Ancestry] ($); [http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924032778700 Internet Archive]. |
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| *Morton, John Watson. ''[http://www.archive.org/details/artilleryofnatha00mort The Artillery of Nathan Bedford Forrest's Cavalry, "the Wizard of the Saddle"]'' . Nashville, Tennessee: Publishing House of the M.E.Church, 1909. Free digital copy. | | *Morton, John Watson. ''[http://www.archive.org/details/artilleryofnatha00mort The Artillery of Nathan Bedford Forrest's Cavalry, "the Wizard of the Saddle"]'' . Nashville, Tennessee: Publishing House of the M.E.Church, 1909. Free digital copy. |