Buell-Brien papers, 1805-1943.

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Buell-Brien papers, 1805-1943.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/35141157

Primarily the papers of Gen. George Pearson Buell (1833-1883) and his father-in-law, John Smith Brien (1807-1867). Most of the military papers concern the career of Gen. Buell during the Civil War and during later operations against the Indians west of the Mississippi. The bulk of these papers cover the period 1870-1882 and consist of general and special orders, ordnance reports, telegrams, military correspondence, endorsement books, court martial records, account books, and military maps. Also included are two order books of Don Carlos Buell, 1849-1858, and the official report of the Battle of Chickamauga. The non-military papers relate to Judge John S. Brien, whose daughter Rochette married George P. Buell. They include legal documents and briefs on cases involving the Iron Mountain Furnace and the Methodist Episcopal Church, South vs. the Methodist Episcopal Church, North. Docket books give the schedule of cases while Judge Brien. Served as Circuit Court judge of Davidson County, Tennessee, 1857-1861. Ca. 1,000 letters are the correspondence of the Pickett sisters (Lida, Alice, and Lucy), nieces of Mrs. John S. Brien. Mrs. Brien's diary includes a memoir of her early life and diary entries for 1877-1882. A diary (1876-1877) of Mrs. George P. Buell is also included. Other personal papers concern the family and ancestors of George P. Buell. Correspondents include John F. Lane, E.M. Huntington, Mary Foot Lane, John Charles Frémont, James A. Garfield, Rutherford B. Hayes, William T. Sherman, Salmon A. Buell, and Sister Ann Cecilia. The remainder of the collection is made up of account books, pocket diaries, railroad business correspondence, legal papers relating to land purchases in the western U.S., genealogical data on the Brien, Buell, Lane, and Foot families, scrapbooks, photographs, and personal memorabilia.

ca. 10, 000 items.

Tennessee State Library & Archives, TSLA

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