Title: John Watkins Papers

Date/Date Range :   1860s

Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:

This collection contains part of a letter written by Corporal John Watkins during the Civil War. It is undated and accompanied by a poem entitled "The Union."

Call number: MS-1781

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

Aquisition Information:

Item 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], John Watkins Papers, MS-1781. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Collection consists of a single folder. See also: MS 1161, MS 2292

Born in Cleveland, Ohio of English parents from Hereford, England, Watkins served in the Ohio 19th Battery from Cleveland and was among Federal troops who fought in the Battle of Fort Sanders.

This collection contains part of a letter written by Corporal John Watkins during the Civil War. It is undated and accompanied by a poem entitled "The Union," which reads in part "The Union! The Union. The hope of the free/However we may differ, it's on this we will agree." Also in the collection is a note written on United States Sanitary Commission stationary and relatively modern black and white photograph picturing two unnamed subjects.

• Tennessee, East -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
• Knox County (Tenn.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
• Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.