Bradley County Tennessee 2 Book Deal: History/Bios & Civil WarCleveland TN New!

Description: SAVE $$$ on this 2 BOOKLET COMBO! Just north of the State of Georgia... Bradley County, Tennessee History & Biographies New 37-Page Book Early days in Bradley County, TN, are recalled in this spiral bound booklet composed of historical tales, factual data and individual biographies excerpted from several sources, including the rare book: History of Tennessee, originally published by Goodspeed Publishing Co. in 1887. The 37-page booklet is printed one-sided on quality paper with the print enlarged for easier reading. A vinyl sheet has been added to protect the front cover. Some of the information in the booklet concerns: a description of the terrain, the "Cherokee Agency," early settlers, dispute over Indian treaty ceding lands to the USA, Sale of lands, organization of churches, organization of county and early officers, the circuit court, early members of the bar, the city of Cleveland, early businesses and newspapers, the Civil War years, and the town of Charleston. This biography section of this booklet is a goldmine of information for genealogy seekers, usually giving the names of parents, spouse, in-laws, children, siblings, etc., as well as military service, politics, residence and occupation, in the course of which it often adds tidbits to the history of the area: J.N. Aikin, E.C. Anderson, T.L. Bates, P.L. Bible, P.L.Bryan, James S. Byrd, Charles T. Campbell, W.P. Campbell, John G. Carter, John B. Cate, V.A. Clemmer, R.L. Cleveland, James Cook, J.M. Crow, John P. Davis, William A. Denton, J.B. Fillaner, Andrew J. Fletcher, J.H. Gaut, S.P. Gaut, Rufus L. Graves, James S. Hancock, C.L. Hardwick, G.R. Hatcher, M.O. Hawk, Henry B. Henegar, Judge John B. Hoyl, John Hughes, Thomas B. Jones, James M. Johnston, Samuel Julian, Robert P. Julian, M.L. Julian, F.P. Kanester, Samuel Kibler, James M. Knox, William Knox, J.P. Lea, W.C. Mansfield, P.B. Mayfield, Columbus A. Mee, W.H, McKamy, John McPherson, H.J. Parks, A.A. Ragsdale, Dr. A.D. Scruggs, Dr. J.S. Shugart, Dr. Isham C. Simmons, Samuel Reese, John Richey, Martin L. Riggs, J.A. Steed, Rev. J.A. Stubblefield. Rev. David Sullins, Joseph R. Taylor, J.N. Taylor, Jonathan Caswell Tipton, William Sharon Tipton, E.C. Tipton, Arthur Traynor, W.D. Traynor, William Trewhitt, W.H. Weatherly, W.G. Weatherly, and A.J. White. The final part of the booklet contains brief excerpts from Counties of Tennessee by Austin P. Foster, Tennessee, a Guide to the State, compiled and written by the Federal Writer's Project of the WPA in 1939. The WPA book mentions Bob Jones College and the Central Avenue Tabernacle. A small map shows the general location of this area. The Plight of Yankee Sympathizers in Bradley County, Tennessee, during the Civil War New! 120 Page Illustrated Booklet A rarely seen view of the Civil War years is found in this booklet, reprinted from History of the Rebellion in Bradley County, East Tennessee written by J.S. Hurlburt in 1866. The 120-page spiral bound booklet is printed one-sided on 60# 8.5" x 11" paper. Although shorter than the original booklet, because of the page size, relatively little was omitted in reprinting. A vinyl sheet has been added to protect the front cover. The booklet begins with some background on Bradley County, followed by the elections to determine Tennessee's course in the war, and the contention that the elections were fraudulant. Most of the book is concerned with atrocities committed by Rebels on Union supporters. Some of the section heads are: "Union People ... Robbed of their Private Arms", "Money Extorted from Union People...", "The Tuscaloosa Prisoners" (with names of victims), "Capt. Brown's Whipping of the Camp Women", "Captain Brown's Arrest" (with names of his supporters), "The Cleveland Banner" discussing the role of this Rebel newspaper, "The Stonecypher Family", "Case of Mr. William Humbert", "Case of Lawyer A.J. Trewhitt", "Trials and Death of S.D. Richmond", "Isaac Richmond and William E. Fisher," "Rev. Eli H. Southerland", "The Shooting of Dr. Griffin", "Bradley County Court," "Hanging of Mr. E.G. Grubb", "Mr. Joseph Lusk", "Death of Amos Manes", "Imprisonment of Mr. Daniel McDowell", "Six Soldiers", Thomas Spurgen "The Red Fox" (with sketch), "Death of Michael Baugh", "William Low", "Murder of Fantroy A. Carter", "W.M. Willhoit", "Murder of the Two Carters", "Artificial Caves" (made to hide refugees from Rebels), "Mr. Amos Potts", "Shooting of Mr. William Thomas", "Murder of Mr. Earby Cooper", and "Rebel Raids from Georgia into Bradley county." The booklet concludes with the "Names of Union Persons, Union Soldiers, Rebels and Rebel Soldiers in Bradley County". This is a very extensive list covering over 8 pages. Wouldn't this make a unique gift?

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