John Edmondson papers, 1833-1885 [microform].

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John Edmondson papers, 1833-1885 [microform].

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The collection consists a microfilm copy of the papers of John Edmondson from 1806-1887. The papers include 128 letters, various official passes, and 1 small notebook. The majority of the letters are concerned with family matters and are written by members of the family or close friends. Four of the sons wrote letters while they were in the Confederate Army. William W. Edmondson served in Company A of the 21st Tennessee Cavalry (Carter's). The letters of George T. Edmondson, who served in Company E of the 20th Tennessee Infantry Regiment, are mainly written while a prisoner of war at Fort Delaware. The letters of Robert Paine Edmondson, who served in Company B of the 9th Tennessee Cavalry Battalion, were written during the last two years of the war while he was a prisoner of war at Rock Island, Illinois. Thomas Pinckney Edmondson, who served in Company A, 2nd Tennessee Infantry Regiment, wrote only two letters, one to his brother William (October 17, 1861), in which he mentioned reports of a big fight at Manassas and his company being victorious. On November 12, 1861, Thomas writes to his father, telling him the enemy is camped 7 or 8 miles across the river. Edwin Catesby Edmondson (December 4, 1833 - 1909), served in Company F., 4th Tennessee Cavalry (McLemore's).

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