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Continue reading →Bibliography of Works About Sgt. Alvin C. York
Above and Beyond: A History of the Medal of Honor from the Civil War to Viet Nam. Boston: Boston Publishing Company, 1985. Andrews, Peter. Sergeant York: Reluctant Hero. New York: G. P. Putnam Sons, 1969. Brandt, Nat. “Sergeant York.” American … Continue reading →
Highlight Dates of Sgt. Alvin C. York’s Life
These are a few of the major events in the life of Sergeant Alvin C.York from the Cumberland Mountains of Tennessee who became one of America’s greatest war heroes in World War I. 1887 Alvin Cullum York was born on … Continue reading →
Sgt. Alvin C. York’s Diary
On October 8, 1918, Corporal Alvin C. York of the 328th Infantry fought a desperate battle with a German machine gun detachment and brought into camp 132 prisoners. He was promoted to a sergeancy, awarded the D.S.C., the French Croix … Continue reading →
Alvin C. York Institute
Alvin C. York Institute was founded by World War I hero Sergeant Alvin C. York in 1926 in order to bring educational opportunities to the boys and girls of Fentress County, Tennessee. Today [1998] the school serves 675 students in … Continue reading →
Home Guards Lead to Post-Civil War Feuds in Fentress County, TN
by Dave Tabler (posted 2013) “No section of the great Civil War suffered so enduringly as that which was the boundary line between the sections, and no part of the boundary suffered more from devastations of war in the passing … Continue reading →
Tennessee Civil War GIS Project
This activity of the Tennessee State Library and Archives aims to provide map details for every site of importance in the state during the Civil War. In addition to a map, you can choose aerial views and a USGS Topographical … Continue reading →
Pickett County Locations on the National Register of Historic Places
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