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Tennessee Civil War Sourcebook

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on January 21, 2022 by TNGenWebJanuary 21, 2022

The Tennessee Civil War Sourcebook is a searchable collection of over 7,000 articles chronicling the Civil War in Tennessee from September 1, 1861 through September 30, 1865. Click here to search the database.

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Posted in Civil War History, Research Repositories & Contacts, Searchable Databases

Roster of Ferguson’s Independent Company of Kentucky and Tennessee Cavalry, CSA

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on January 21, 2022 by TNGenWebJanuary 21, 2022

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 →

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Sergeant York and His People, by Sam Cowan (Full Text)

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on January 21, 2022 by TNGenWebJanuary 21, 2022

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.

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Posted in Historic Sites, Individuals & Families, Local History & Information, Military Records

Alvin York Collection at Tennessee Virtual Archive

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on January 21, 2022 by TNGenWebJanuary 21, 2022

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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Bruce York’s Fentress County Families Database

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on January 21, 2022 by TNGenWebJanuary 21, 2022

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 →

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Fisk Female Academy

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on January 21, 2022 by TNGenWebJanuary 21, 2022

Moses Fisk played a pivotal role in the region’s settlement and education. Fisk established Hilham as the first town in Overton County in 1805. The first school for females in the South, Fisk Female Academy for Girls, opened in 1806 … Continue reading →

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Huddleston Family

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on January 21, 2022 by TNGenWebJanuary 24, 2022

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 →

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Sgt Alvin C. York State Historic Site

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on January 21, 2022 by TNGenWebJanuary 21, 2022

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 →

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Crabtree Family

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on January 21, 2022 by TNGenWebJanuary 23, 2022

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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Clarkrange Community

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on January 21, 2022 by TNGenWebJanuary 21, 2022

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