Title: Richard M. Saffell Papers

Date/Date Range :   1837-1889

Extent: 1.0 linear feet

Abstract:

These letters between various members of a Tennessee family (including two serving with the Confederate army) document their experience during the Civil War.

Call number: MS-1333

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

Aquisition Information:

Elizabeth Fisher and Anne Chapman donated this collection to the University of Tennessee' Special Collections Library in January of 1987.

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], Richard M. Saffell Papers, MS-1333. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Collection consists of one box.

When the Civil War began in 1860, the Bogle and Saffell families were living in Blount and Roane counties, Tennessee. At the center of the group were John and Elizabeth Saffell Bogle, who had married in about 1857. Elizabeth's unmarried sister, Sarah Saffell, lived with the couple at their home in Maryville. Elizabeth and Sarah's brothers, Sam and Richard "Dick" Saffell, both farmed in nearby Roane County. Sam lived with his wife, Melissa, and their young son, John.

Both Dick and Sam Saffell served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Dick Saffell joined the 26th Tennessee Infantry (also called the 3rd East Tennessee Volunteers) in 1861. Most of the unit, including Saffell, were captured at Fort Donelson on February 16, 1862. After the prisoners were exchanged later in 1862, the unit participated in the Murfreesboro and Atlanta campaigns. Dick Saffell was killed in March of 1865 during the battle of Bentonville, North Carolina. Sam Saffell joined the 63rd Tennessee Infantry in about 1862. He was killed on June 27, 1864 during the Petersburg Campaign.

These letters between various members of a Tennessee family document their experiences during the Civil War. Of particular interest are the letters to and from Sam and Dick Saffell, which document the experiences of two Tennesseeans serving with the Confederate Army.

Interested researchers may also wish to consult the 1987-1988 Library Development Review, which contains an article entitled "Against the Thieving Hordes of Lincoln" by Herbert Dieterich and Anne K. Chapman exploring the Saffell Collection.

• Saffell, Richard M., d. 1865.
• Saffell, Samuel, d. 1864.
• Confederate States of America. Army. Tennessee Infantry Regiment, 26th.
• Confederate States of America. Army. Tennessee Infantry Regiment, 63rd.
• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate.
• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.