Mr. and Mrs. Edmund A. Turner collection, 1891-1944.

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Mr. and Mrs. Edmund A. Turner collection, 1891-1944.

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Scrapbook (1891-1901), containing correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, and souvenirs pertaining to the Tennessee National Guard and the encampment of troops at Chickamauga, Tenn., during the Spanish American War; minutes (1 v.; 1891-1899), of the Orchard Knob Literary and Social Club; insurance records (1913-1932); military records (undated and 1944), of Edmund A. Turner; together with photographs, World War II ration books, information on Williams family marriages, and a rental contract.

.5 linear ft.

Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library

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Tennessee. National Guard

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An organized military presence has existed in Tennessee since 1774 when militias were formed in the areas of Sullivan and Carter Counties to face a perceived threat from the Shawnee Indians, eventually fighting a decisive battle at Point Pleasant (Kenawa). In 1780 John Sevier and Isaac Shelby led Tennessee troops in another decisive battle against the British at King's Mountain, winning what was considered to be the turning point of the Revolutionary War in southern states. An act of the 45th Ge...

Williams family.

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Turner, Edmund A., Mrs.

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Turner, Edmund A., Mrs.

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Orchard Knob Literary and Social Club

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