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 →
by Dave Tabler (posted 2011) Brian D. McKnight was interviewed on With Good Reason last week about his recent book, ‘Confederate Outlaw: Champ Ferguson and the Civil War in Appalachia,’ released in April 2011. McKnight is Associate Professor of History … Continue reading →
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 →
This roster was compiled by John B. Wells III, Capt. William G. Wells Camp # 1767, Sons of the Confederate Veterans, East Kentucky Brigade. Listed below are: Last name, First name, Date of enlistment, County and State of enlistment. One … Continue reading →
This is a complete transcription, with photos, of the book made available free by Project Gutenberg. The transcription contains annotations, including a list of definitions for colloquial terms.
Continue reading →This collection includes selected items from the holdings of the Tennessee State Library & Archives relative to the life of Alvin C. York. The most important of these are photographs from Fentress County documenting a 1940 visit with York and … Continue reading →
Bruce York has spent decades researching and documenting Fentress County families. He maintains a massive database that is freely accessible on Rootsweb as a community service to Fentress, Overton and Pickett Counties. The database does display names and data on … Continue reading →
Photo Album Creed Huddleston Creed Huddleston served as a Captain in the Mexican War. He led a company from Overton County volunteers. He died of Yellow Fever in Mexico City and was brought back by ox cart and train … Continue reading →
One of Tennessee’s most noted marksmen, Sgt. Alvin C. York emerged from WWI as the United States most heralded war hero. This continues today almost 100 years later. York’s fame came from the legendary firefight between American and German troops … Continue reading →
Photo Album Ephraim Crabtree Ephraim Crabtree, 1st Corporal, enlisted on 11/19/1862 in Overton Co., Tenn.; Identified on undated muster roll labeled Document “P” at Ferguson’s trial, and in Wayne County, Ky. criminal case files. Re-enlisted on 3/10/1863 as private … Continue reading →
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