This list is compiled from a variety of sources. Links are provided here for information only. TNGenWeb is not affiliated with any external sites; further, TNGenWeb does not endorse, nor is it responsible for, the availability or content of any … Continue reading →
The Center for the Study of Tennesseans and War is located in Hoskins Library at the University of Tennessee. It is our mission to research, archive, and disseminate the stories of all the people in Tennessee who have been involved … Continue reading →
A few references have been found to Brocks in Overton, Fentress, and Pickett Counties. In 1813, Joel Brock signed a petition to raise a military unit. Click here to view the transcription. A Brock family outline at Tribal Pages contains … Continue reading →
Andrew Shortridge Revolutionary War Pension Application Abstract Andrew Shortridge applied for revolutionary pension in August, 1834, while he resided in Fentress County, Tennessee. He was born in Scotland in 1756 and came to America with his parents when he was … Continue reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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