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*[http://state.tn.us/tsla/history/military/quest.htm ''Tennessee Civil War Veterans' Questionnaires''] The following explanation is taken from the [http://state.tn.us/tsla/history/military/quest.htm Tennessee State Library and Archives] web site: | *[http://state.tn.us/tsla/history/military/quest.htm ''Tennessee Civil War Veterans' Questionnaires''] The following explanation is taken from the [http://state.tn.us/tsla/history/military/quest.htm Tennessee State Library and Archives] web site: | ||
{{Block indent|The effort to record Civil War veterans' experiences, during the conflict and before and after it, started in 1914. Dr. Gus Dyer, Tennessee State Archivist, developed a questionnaire and contacted all known living Tennessee Civil War veterans, asking them to return the questionnaires to Nashville.}} | |||
{{Block indent|In 1920 the project was continued by John Trotwood Moore of the Tennessee Historical Commission and also State Librarian and Archivist. The 1,650 completed forms were returned by 1922 and were made available for historical research. They are on file in the TSLA and have been microfilmed for security and ease of use (Microfilm #484).}} | |||
{{Block indent|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] : 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 Catalog books 976.8 M2dg}} | *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 Catalog books 976.8 M2dg}} | ||
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