Letters relating to mutiny of the 3rd Tennessee Infantry Regiment, 1848 Mar 6-8.

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Letters relating to mutiny of the 3rd Tennessee Infantry Regiment, 1848 Mar 6-8.

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Two letters to President James K. Polk reporting that officers and soldiers of the 3rd Tennessee Infantry Regiment have refused transportation from Jonesboro to Nashville as contracted by recruiting officer Lieutenant David B. Bramlitt. An AL written in an unidentified hand and signed by Bramlitt, Mar 6, discusses Bramlitt's contract with Abram L. Gammon for boats and subsistence; an alternate contract made by officers of the Regiment with Robert L. Blair; and influence on the Regiment by John Blair, businessman and brother of Robert L. Blair, and William G. Brownlow, editor of the Jonesboro Whig. Bramlitt requests a court martial investigation and that officers' commissions be withheld. An ALS written in support of Bramlitt by Nathan Gammon, Mar 8, summarizes the same events, discusses the involvement of Blair and Brownlow, and reports public opinion in support of Bramlitt. Both letters are annotated in holograph and initialed by Polk, Mar 24, referring the letters to Secretary of War William L. Marcy for investigation.

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Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849

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James Knox Polk followed a career path which was blazed by Andrew Jackson. Both men hailed from southwestern North Carolina. Both migrated to Tennessee, where they practiced law and entered politics, and both were elected president of the United States. As similar as their paths were, James Polk was a different personality from his fiery predecessor. His life and career were marked by a relentless pursuit of his goals instead of the dramatic aura that perpetually surrounded Jackson. The effect...

Gammon, Abram L.

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Gammon, Nathan

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United States. Army. Tennessee Infantry Regiment, 3rd.

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Blair, John, fl. 1848.

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Brownlow, William Gannaway, 1805-1877

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William G. Brownlow was a minister, newspaper publisher, and governor, who attacked the Confederacy after Tennessee seceded from the Union. He was forced to cease publishing and was imprisoned, but he was enventually freed and was escorted to Union lines in March 1862. He toured the North, stirring up support for East Tennessee Unionists and publishing books and articles, including his gubernatorial policies, which helped Tennessee become the first former Confederate state to be readmitted to th...

Blair, Robert L.

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Bramlitt, David B.

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Marcy, William L. (William Learned), 1786-1857

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New York attorney and statesman; served as United States Secretary of State under President Pierce. From the description of William Learned Marcy letter, 1857 Mar. 15. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 255631874 Senator, Governor of New York, 1833-39. From the description of Letter 1834 March 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122617820 Secretary of War under Polk. Secretary of State under Pierce. From the description of Autog...