Papers of John Wesley Gaines and Edmund Pendleton Gaines, 1793-1926, bulk 1835-1845, 1915-1925.

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Papers of John Wesley Gaines and Edmund Pendleton Gaines, 1793-1926, bulk 1835-1845, 1915-1925.

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Primarily correspondence of Gen. Edmund Pendleton Gaines, 1836-1841, during his command of the U.S. Army's Western Division, and of John Wesley Gaines, 1907-1926, chiefly concerning his historical and genealogical research, including research on Edmund Pendleton Gaines, his distant relative. Also includes clippings; genealogical materials on the Gaines, Henderson, Taylor, and Wair families; speeches and writings of John Wesley Gaines; and photographs of the Ladies' Hermitage Association.

ca. 100 items.

Tennessee State Library & Archives, TSLA

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Ladies' Hermitage Association

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Gaines family.

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Wair family.

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Taylor family.

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Gaines, John W. (John Wesley), 1860-1926

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United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

Gaines, Edmund Pendleton, 1777-1849

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Soldier, U.S. Army; served in War of 1812, Black Hawk War, Florida War and Mexican War; commanded Western Department and later Eastern Department; at odds with War Department over frontier defense during most of his career. From the description of Letter : Sand Hills near Augusta, Ga., 1825 Sept. 30. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 31023735 U.S. Army general. From the description of Papers, 1815-1857. (Duke University Library). WorldCa...

Henderson family.

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