Links to Civil War-era Research Sources

Author John Draper has compiled a list of links to information about Civil War-era Hawkins County and the surrounding region.  These are resources he’s found useful in researching his historical fiction works. The Postmaster Books Links [Please note neither the Continue reading →

History of Hawkins County (from Goodspeed, published 1887)

Hawkins County lies in upper east Tennessee, and extends somewhat in the shape of a parallelogram from the Virginia line to the northern boundaries of Grainger and Hamblen Counties. It is divided into two almost equal parts by the Holston Continue reading →

Hawkins County History (from Goodspeed)

From Goodspeed’s History of East Tennessee.  Transcribed by Jackie Robinson. Hawkins County lies in upper East Tennessee, and extends somewhat in the shape of a parallelogram from VA line to the northern boundaries of Grainger and Hamblen Counties. It is Continue reading →