Title: Treadway K. Gay Letter

Date/Date Range :   1864 August 15

Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:

This collection consists of one letter, written in 1864 in Knoxville, Tennessee, by T.K. Gay of the Signal Corps to his brother Cal. It reports that Knoxville is currently tranquil but expresses concern that John Morgan is preparing to attack. Gay hypothesizes that if Morgan were to attack he would meet strong resistance, as more troops were expected for the defense of the city. Gay also opines that the war will end soon.

Call number: MS-3167

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

Aquisition Information:

Purchased by Special Collections, 2007 August 27.

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], Treadway K. Gay Letter, MS-3167. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Collection consists of one folder.

Treadway K. Gay was born to Ansel and Elizabeth (Bunnell) Gay in about 1842 in Auburn, Pennsylvania. He was the ninth of seventeen children, including brother Calvin (born in 1839). Gay served in the Signal Corps during the Civil War and was killed near Knoxville in September of 1864.

This collection consists of one letter, written in 1864 in Knoxville, Tennessee, by T.K. Gay of the Signal Corps to his brother Cal. It reports that Knoxville is currently tranquil but expresses concern that John Morgan is preparing to attack. Gay hypothesizes that if Morgan were to attack he would meet strong resistance, as more troops were expected for the defense of the city. Gay also opines that the war will end soon.

• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
• Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
• Soldiers -- Pennsylvania -- Correspondence.