The letters below were written by James Forrester Parrott (born 1830; died 1868) to his wife, Mahala Ann Bowman (born 1834; died 1908), from the field while he was on duty with the 28th Consolidated Infantry during the Civil War. … Continue reading →
The book is freely downloadable from Google Books and the Internet Archive. Click here to view a digital image of the original edition. Click here to download an ePub format. You may be required to pass a Captcha security for … Continue reading →
contributed by Judy Simpson Death in Battle of Reverend Overton Ely The Clinton Public DeWitt County, Illinois Thursday, October 15, 1863 Death of a Baptist Minister and Soldier. Rev. Overton ELY, the subject of this notice, was born in Overton … Continue reading →
Photo Album Andrew and Sarah Smith Family Bible Andrew Smith 10/26/1811 11/16/1869 Ohio Co, KY Matilda Jane Smith 1/9/1837 2/27/1858 Samuel “Hardin” Smith 8/19/1838 Logan Overton Smith 9/25/1840 Isaac Montgomery Smith 3/22/1843 Mary … Continue reading →
The table below contains a list of books available from a variety of sources that may be of interest to Overton, Fentress, and Pickett County researchers. TNGenWeb has no financial interest in any of the books listed here. Updates to … Continue reading →
Photo Album click on thumbnails for larger images The Overton County Heritage Museum is open Thursday and Saturday from 10 am – 2 pm, Friday from 2pm-6pm and is also available for both large and small tour groups upon … Continue reading →
Click here to read a history of the 84th Tennessee Infantry Regiment available at the TNGenWeb Special Project, Tennessee & the Civil War. Information below compiled by Richard McCormick. Symbols explained at end of transcription. Organized September 28th, 1861; Confederate … Continue reading →
Click here to read a history of the 84th Tennessee Infantry Regiment available at the TNGenWeb Special Project, Tennessee & the Civil War. Information below compiled by Richard McCormick. Symbols explained at end of transcription. Organized December, 1862. Consolidated with … Continue reading →
Click here to read a history of the 17th Tennessee Infantry Regiment available at the TNGenWeb Special Project, Tennessee & the Civil War. Information below compiled by Richard McCormick. Symbols explained at end of transcription. Co. “K” was made up … Continue reading →
Compiled by Richard McCormick. Symbols explained at end of transcription. General Notes The 25th Regiment TN. Inf. was organized for State service 10 Aug 1861, Transferred to the service of the Confederate States 1 Oct 1861, and re-organized 10 May … Continue reading →
Site last updated January 26, 2026 @ 5:15 am