Title: James Gettys McGready Ramsey Papers

Date/Date Range :   1809-1944

Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:

This collection houses materials documenting the life and work of James Gettys McGready Ramsey. These papers include diaries, correspondence, essays, and articles written by Ramsey in addition to articles and biographical information describing Ramsey.

Call number: MS-0309

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Aquisition Information:

Collection is property of Special Collections.

Access Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Copyright:

The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.

Preferred Citation:

[Identification of Item], James Gettys McGready Ramsey Papers, MS-0309. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Collection consists of a single folder

James Gettys McGready Ramsey (1797-1884) was a prominent Knoxville physician, public official, religious leader, banker, railroad developer, historian, and staunch secessionist. In addition to his work to establish railroad service in Knoxville, a mission accomplished in 1855 with the arrival of the first train in town, Ramsey became an important author and historian of Tennessee's early settlement period. In addition to supporting the organization of the East Tennessee Historical and Antiquarian Society (now the East Tennessee Historical Society), Ramsey published The Annals of Tennessee to the End of the Eighteenth Century in 1853. During the Civil War, he publicly supported states' rights and served as a treasury agent and field surgeon for the Confederacy. His family was forced out of East Tennessee during the war, moving through Georgia and the Carolinas before returning to Knoxville in the early 1870s. Ramsey continued to play an active role in the community until his death in 1884.

This collection houses materials documenting the life and work of James Gettys McGready Ramsey. These papers include diaries, correspondence, essays, and articles written by Ramsey in addition to articles and biographical information describing Ramsey.

Interested researchers may also wish to consult MS-0253: Ramsey Family Papers, 1790-1912, MS-0293: James Gettys McGready Ramsey Letters, 1852-1874, MS-0322: Margaret Barton Crozier Ramsey Diary, 1864-1885, and MS-2238: J.G.M. Ramsey Receipt, 1845 December 5 for more information about Ramsey and his family.

• Ramsey, J. G. M. (James Gettys McGready), 1797-1884.
• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
• Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.