Title: Julius E. Thomas Civil War Diary

Date/Date Range :   1863-1864

Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:

This collection contains the diary/scrapbook of Julius E. Thomas, a soldier with Company F of the 1st Tennessee Cavalry (Union) during the Civil War. The diary entries span from June 1, 1863 through August 4, 1864, and describe Thomas' day-to-day activities as well as his travels thoughout the state of Tennessee. In the entries from early 1864, he describes his movements in East Tennessee, mentioning Strawberry Plains, Morristown, Sevierville, and Dandridge.

Call number: MS-2720

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

Aquisition Information:

This collection was purchased by Special Collections in 2006.

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], Julius E. Thomas Civil War Diary, MS-2720. The Special Collections Library of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Collection consists of a single diary.

Julius E. Thomas served as 2nd Sergant and Chief Bugler of Company F, 1st Tennessee Cavalry (Union). The 1st Tennessee Cavalry organized at Camp Dennison, Ohio, November, 1862, from the 4th Tennessee Infantry. Attached to Camp Dennison, Ohio, to December, 1862. Reserve Brigade, Cavalry Division, Army of the Cumberland, to January, 1863. 1st Brigade. 1st Cavalry Division, Army of the Cumberland, to November 1864. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Cavalry Corps, Military Division Mississippi, to January, 1865. District of Middle Tennessee, department of the Cumberland, to June, 1865.

This collection contains the diary/scrapbook of Julius E. Thomas, a soldier with Company F of the 1st Tennessee Cavalry (Union) during the Civil War. The diary entries span from June 1, 1863 through August 4, 1864. The diary is not in strict chronological order.

In the diary, Thomas describes his actions, travelling throughout the state of Tennessee. In the entries from early 1864, he describes his movements in East Tennessee. He writes of foraging and skirmishes in the area. Specific places mentioned include Strawberry Plains, Morristown, Sevierville, and Dandridge.

Aside from diary entries, the collection contains poetry, camp songs, newspaper clippings, and illustrations.

Interested researchers may also wish to see MS-2170: Diary and Daybook of J.E. Thomas, 1864-1865.

• Thomas, Julius E.
• Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
• United States. Army. Tennessee Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1862-1865).