(from the archived Roots of Roane Web site)

Colonel Robert K. Byrd, whose farm is now the site of the City of Harriman, became a big name militarily in Roane County by raising an entire regiment for the Union Army which was composed primarily of Roane County men.

Use the search feature in the right-hand menu to locate other content related to Byrd, including these items:

• Robert Byrd vs. Price et al., Circuit Court, 1866 (click here)
• Robert & Mary Byrd vs. Yosts & Duncan, Circuit Court, 1868 (click here)
• transcription of his 1862 letter to Henry Welcker (click here).