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- Records of Ex-Soldiers in World War 1
- Southern Claims Commission
- Spanish-American War
- Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications
- Tennessee Confederate Physicians
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- Tennessee World War I Gold Star Records
- Tennessee World War I Veterans' Questionnaires
- Union Provost Marshal Files
- W. R. Cornelius Burial Records
- Civil War Deaths Listed in Nashville Newspapers, 1862-1865
Union Provost Marshal Files
Union Provost Marshal Files are the files of the Union Army officer charged with maintaining order among both soldiers and civilians. Based on 94 rolls of National Archives microfilm, this index includes names of civilians, deserters, spies, prisoners, as well as names taken from correspondence, oaths of allegiance, orders, passes, transportation permits, lists of prisoners, paroles, provost court papers, and claims for compensation for property used or destroyed by military forces.
Union Provost Marshal Files
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| View Entry | Last Name | First & Middle Name | Description | Year Written | City Where Written | File Number | Residency and other notes | Link to Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Entry | Higgins | A. |
Violation of Oath |
1864 | Cleveland | 9299 | View File | |
| View Entry | Block | A. |
Confined in Military Prison |
1864 | Memphis | 9324 | View File | |
| View Entry | Greanleaf | A. C. |
Confined in Military Prison |
1864 | Memphis | 9324 | View File | |
| View Entry | Kirwan | A. C. |
Confined in Military Prison |
1864 | Memphis | 9324 | View File | |
| View Entry | Pollock | A. J. |
Confined in Military Prison |
1864 | Memphis | 9324 | View File | |
| View Entry | Shaw | Ann (Mrs.) |
Confined in Military Prison |
1864 | Memphis | 9324 | View File | |
| View Entry | Williams | A. J. |
Confined in Military Prison |
1864 | Memphis | 9324 | View File | |
| View Entry | Cole | A. E. |
Confined in Military Prison |
1864 | Memphis | 9324 | View File | |
| View Entry | Dougherty | A. W. |
Confined in Military Prison |
1864 | Memphis | 9324 | View File | |
| View Entry | Freeland | A. W. |
Confined in Military Prison |
1864 | Memphis | 9324 | View File | |
| View Entry | Johnson | A. J. |
Confined in Military Prison |
1864 | Memphis | 9324 | View File | |
| View Entry | Morgan | A. |
Confined in Military Prison |
1864 | Memphis | 9324 | View File | |
| View Entry | Robinson | A. B. |
Confined in Military Prison |
1864 | Memphis | 9324 | View File | |
| View Entry | Walker | A. G. |
Confined in Military Prison |
1864 | Memphis | 9324 | View File | |
| View Entry | McGowan | A. |
Citizens in confinement in Military Prison |
1864 | Pulaski | 9387 | View File | |
| View Entry | McGowan | Andrew |
Citizens in confinement in Military Prison |
1864 | Pulaski | 9388 | View File | |
| View Entry | Rainey | A. G. |
Citizens in confinement in Military Prison |
1864 | Pulaski | 9388 | View File | |
| View Entry | White | Andrew |
Citizens in confinement in Military Prison |
1864 | Pulaski | 9388 | View File | |
| View Entry | Rainey | A. G. |
Citizens in Military Prison |
1864 | Pulaski | 9389 | View File | |
| View Entry | Rapp | A. P. |
Employees in Quarter Master Department |
1864 | Fort Pickering | 9417 | View File | |
| View Entry | Redman | Abner |
Employees in Quarter Master Department |
1864 | Fort Pickering | 9417 | View File | |
| View Entry | Porter | Arnold |
Employees in Quarter Master Department |
1864 | Fort Pickering | 9417 | View File | |
| View Entry | Brown | Adam |
Employees in Quarter Master Department |
1864 | Fort Pickering | 9417 | View File | |
| View Entry | Grace | Andrew |
Employees in Quarter Master Department |
1864 | Fort Pickering | 9417 | View File | |
| View Entry | Stokes | Andrew |
Protection Papers Request |
1864 | Nashville | 9456 | View File | |
| View Entry | Lovelace | A. W. |
Reliable Guides |
1864 | Chattanooga | 9474 | View File | |
| View Entry | Johnson | Andrew |
Smuggling Goods |
1864 | Nashville | 9483 | View File | |
| View Entry | Hannah | Andrew |
Petition |
1864 | Pulaski | 9582 | View File | |
| View Entry | Southern | A. B. |
Petition |
1864 | Pulaski | 9582 | View File | |
| View Entry | Goodhire | A. F. |
Rail Road Employees |
1864 | Memphis | 9592 | View File | |
| View Entry | Berth | A. |
Rail Road Employees |
1864 | Memphis | 9592 | View File | |
| View Entry | Reed | A. |
Rail Road Employees |
1864 | Memphis | 9592 | View File | |
| View Entry | Dezotell | Aleck |
Rail Road Employees |
1864 | Memphis | 9592 | View File | |
| View Entry | Armstrong | A.Y. |
Oath and bond of A.Y. Armstrong of Wilson Co. |
Ar-Arm_707 | View File | |||
| View Entry | Johnson | Andrew |
Claim that a horse was taken from Andrew Johnson’s at Franklin, which belonged to his Aunt Ellen Patterson of Murfreesboro, who was mother-in-law to Mr. Hinkle who was killed while guiding Union troops in the area. |
Franklin | Patt-Pay_160-166 | View File | ||
| View Entry | Patterson | A.J. |
Oath of allegiance of A.J. Patterson of Wilson Co. taken in Sumner Co. Stanford Lasater, bondsman. |
Patt-Pay_199-201 | View File | |||
| View Entry | Patterson | Alice |
Oath of Miss Allice Patterson of Sumner Co., Mrs. Alice Patterson bondsman. |
Patt-Pay_325 | View File | |||
| View Entry | Longford | A.W. |
William Patterson, prisoner in Chicago, protests that he is a British citizen. He was on a visit to Fort Donelson when it fell and was captured. Supporting affidavit from I.P. Ownby, A.W. Longford and J.W. Judd, soldiers of the 49th Tenn. Inf., Co. C. [This company from Springfield, Robertson Co.] |
Ft. Donelson | Patt-Pay_748-755 | View File | ||
| View Entry | Hall | Allen A. |
Madison J. Farrington of Memphis went to Washington, D.C. on behalf of his brothers John C. and W.W. Farrington who sought permission to sell their cotton. He was caught by pickets attempting to cross into Union lines and jailed in Washington. Tennessee Congressmen Horace Maynard, Emerson Etheridge and Andrew Johnson wrote on his behalf. Allen A. Hall of Nashville worked for his release. M.J. was a real estate agent, 33 years old, born in Franklin, Tenn. |
Nashville | Farr_Faz_412-448 | View File | ||
| View Entry | Faulkner | Asa |
Asa Faulkner requests permission to move cotton and other goods purchased by him in Madison County Alabama to his factory near McMinnville TN. |
McMinnville | Farr_Faz_913- 914 | View File | ||
| View Entry | Ramsey | Anne |
Judge Daniel Breck of Richmond KY loaned slaves Patsy and her dau America to his daughter Mrs. Anne Ramsey of Knoxville; the US Army freed the slaves due to Mrs. Ramsey’s disloyalty, and he complains. Witness Rev. Thos. Humes. |
Knoxville | Bri_102-110 | View File | ||
| View Entry | Brigham | Alfred W. |
Parole oath of Alfred W. Brigham, Fort Donelson TN. Also referred to as F.W. Brigham, who has been doing business at Paris Landing. |
Ft. Donelson | Bri_784-787 | View File | ||
| View Entry | Bledsoe | A.G. |
Oath of allegiance of A.G. Bledso of Sumner Co. F. Bruce, bondsman. |
Bla_Bli_696-697 and 757 | View File | |||
| View Entry | Merrill | A.P. |
Job Bledsoe and wife Rebecca of Memphis wish to be exempted from taking oath of allegiance. Letter of support from Dr. A.P. Merrill of Memphis. |
Memphis | Bla_Bli_792-794 | View File | ||
| View Entry | Luton | Andrew |
Bond for release from prison of Guy W. Shelton at Ft. Donelson. Bond is for $1,000 and includes a promise that Shelton will not disturb a list of men and their families. Thomas Shelton and Andrew Luton, co-signers. |
Ft. Donelson | She_716-719 | View File | ||
| View Entry | Armstrong | A.Y. |
Oath and bond of A.Y. Armstrong of Wilson Co. |
Ar-Arm_707 | View File | |||
| View Entry | Sherrill | A.W. |
A.W. Sherrill of Wilson Co. oath of allegiance, bond supported by John Perkins. |
She_1699 | View File | |||
| View Entry | Johnson | Andrew |
Claim that a horse was taken from Andrew Johnson’s at Franklin, which belonged to his Aunt Ellen Patterson of Murfreesboro, who was mother-in-law to Mr. Hinkle who was killed while guiding Union troops in the area. |
Franklin | Patt-Pay_160-166 | View File | ||
| View Entry | Patterson | A.J. |
Oath of allegiance of A.J. Patterson of Wilson Co. taken in Sumner Co. Stanford Lasater, bondsman. |
Patt-Pay_199-201 | View File | |||
| View Entry | Patterson | Alice |
Oath of Miss Allice Patterson of Sumner Co., Mrs. Alice Patterson bondsman. |
Patt-Pay_325 | View File |