Papers, 1846-1938.

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Papers, 1846-1938.

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Correspondence, clippings, photographs, scrapbooks, genealogical data, and writings centered around Col. Thomas Claiborne (1823-1911), lawyer, editor, and soldier, and his daughter, Mollie Maxwell Claiborne (1855-1941), both of Nashville, Tennessee. Of particular note is a manuscript entitled Rescued records and memories, an unpublished book-length work based on the letters of Thomas Claiborne which was written by Mollie Claiborne in 1931. The bulk of the correspondence consists of letters written by then-Captain Thomas Claiborne during the years 1849-1860 while he served in the U.S. Army on the western frontier. He describes army posts in Missouri, Texas, and Indian territory as well as encounters with Comanche Indians. Prominent correspondents include Gen. Simon B. Buckner and Gen. Irvin McDowell.

ca. 230 items.

Tennessee State Library & Archives, TSLA

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Claiborne, Mollie Maxwell, 1855-1941.

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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...

McDowell, Irvin, 1818-1885

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American army officer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, D.C., to William W. Belknap, 1874 Apr. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270607862 From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, "My dear General" [William W. Belknap?], 1871 Jan. 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270606751 From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to W.W. Belknap, 1872 Apr. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270606754 Irvin ...

Claiborne, Thomas, 1823-1911.

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Buckner, Simon Bolivar, 1823-1914

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Simon Bolivar Buckner, governor of Kentucky during 1887-91, was born near Munfordville, Kentucky, in 1823, to Aytell Hartswell and Elizabeth Ann Buckner. He entered West Point in 1840 and saw active duty in the Mexican War after graduation. He later became head of Kentucky's state militia, then joined the Confederate Army as brigadier general at the start of the Civil War. After the war, Buckner was a journalist and businessman in New Orleans until he was allowed to return to Kentucky in 1868. I...

Claiborne family.

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