Tryon family papers, 1861-1864.

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Tryon family papers, 1861-1864.

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Consists of letters from Lieutenant Frank Tryon, Company E, 2nd Regiment, First Kentucky Brigade, Confederate States Army, to his wife Julia Morselle Tryon, which cover his encampment at Fort Boone (Montgomery County, Tenn.), his capture at Fort Donelson, imprisonment at Camp Chase and near Sandusky, Ohio, exchange at Vicksburg, Miss., and the battle of Murfreesboro, where he was mortally wounded. His letters mention Louisville boys in the Confederate army, the death of Morris Montgomery, the capture of Curran Pope, marriage of John Hunt Morgan, George D. Prentice and his son, James Guthrie, members of the Clay family, a Miss Wolf, William A. Meriwether, the jail in Louisville for rebel women, etc. Also included are letters to Mrs. Tryon from Ellen M. Floyd, Charles B. Avis, B.W. Wells, and Henry C. McDowell; a letter from D.S. Miller to Miss Mary Dunham, dated at Nashville, Tenn., 9 Apr. 1863, about Lieutenant Tryon's burial place; and Julia Tryon's certificate of membership in the First Presbyterian Church, Louisville, Ky., 17 Mar. 1864.

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Meriwether, Julia Morselle Tryon.

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Tryon family.

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Family of Louisville, Ky. From the description of Tryon family papers, 1861-1864. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49343201 ...

Guthrie, James, 1792-1869

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Prentice, George D. (George Denison), 1802-1870

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McDowell, Henry Clay, 1832-1899.

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Ashland was the Lexington, Kentucky home of Henry Clay. The property was purchased by Henry Clay McDowell from the state of Kentucky in 1882. McDowell's wife, Anne, was a granddaughter of Henry Clay. The estate had been sold near the end of the Civil War by Susannah Clay, widow of Henry's son, James B. Clay. McDowell was himself a lawyer who had been appointed an assistant adjutant general during the war and subsequently served as United States Marshal for Kentucky. During his residence at Ashla...

Morgan, John Hunt, 1825-1864

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Confederate cavalry raider and brigadier general of Kentucky. From the description of John Hunt Morgan papers, 1840-1870; 1890 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 25166317 John Hunt Morgan was a veteran of the Mexican War and known for his guerrilla activities for the Confederates during the Civil War. From the description of Broadside, 1868 April 15. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49348053 Confederate cavalry officer. Fr...

Tryon, Frank, d. 1863.

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Clay family.

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Pope, Curran, 1813-1862.

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Montgomery, Morris, d. 1861.

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