Title: T.P. Bateman Letter

Date/Date Range :   1861 April 6

Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:

This letter from Lieutenant Colonel T.P. Bateman of Centerville, Tennessee was sent to D. Cambell and E. Cook on April 6, 1861 concerning the appointment of his fellow townsman Colonel Nunelly as postmaster of the town of Centreville, Tenn. The appointment is dependent on the removal of "Secesh" sympathizer and current postmaster Major Pleasant Hornbeak.

Call number: MS-2925

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

Aquisition Information:

Purchased by Special Collections on September 25, 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], T.P. Bateman Letter, MS-2925. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Union Army Major Pleasant Hornbeak was postmaster of Hickman County, Tennessee for the duration of the Civil War. E.W. Nunnelly was not elected to the position until 1868, three years after the Civil War ended. The author of the letter, T.P. Bateman, became a Lieutenant Colonel in the Eleventh Tennessee Infantry (Confederate).

This letter from Lieutenant Colonel T.P. Bateman of Centerville, Tennessee was sent to D. Cambell and E. Cook on April 6, 1861 concerning the appointment of his fellow townsman Colonel Nunelly as postmaster of the town of Centreville. The appointment of Nunnelly was dependent on the removal of "Secesh" sympathizer and current postmaster Major Pleasant Hornbeak. In the letter T.P. Bateman speaks disparagingly of secessionists and feels that Mr. Nunnelly will meet the town of Centreville's needs more efficiently. T.P. Bateman ironically later became a Colonel in the Confederate Army.

• United States History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Postal Service.
• Tennessee History -- Hickman County -- Centreville.
• Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.