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Category Archives: Civil War History

Civil War History and Information Links

Carter County TNGenWeb Posted on June 20, 2023 by TNGenWeb ProjectJune 20, 2023

This list is compiled from a variety of sources. Links are provided  here for information only.  TNGenWeb is not affiliated with any external sites; further, TNGenWeb does not endorse, nor is it responsible for, the availability or content of any … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil War History

Civil War-Related Records: Inventory and Access (Physical and On-line)

Carter County TNGenWeb Posted on June 3, 2023 by TNGenWeb ProjectJune 3, 2023

The following list of Carter County Civil War-related local records was compiled by Jackie and Dawn Peters in 1997 and was annotated in 2023 with the FamilySearch image links. These records are in the County Clerk’s archive. FamilySearch images are … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil War History, Families & Individuals, Public Records

Historical Carter County Maps Available

Carter County TNGenWeb Posted on May 28, 2023 by TNGenWeb ProjectMay 28, 2023

Modern maps of Carter County are available from many print and on-line sources. Historical cartographer Charles Reeves of Reeves Maps in Knoxville, has several custom maps that relate to Carter County.  These can be ordered from the ReevesMaps site.  Click … Continue reading →

Posted in African American, Civil War History, Maps & Gazetteers, Migration & Settlement, Native American, Pre-Statehood History, Wataugah Settlement

Books About Carter County

Carter County TNGenWeb Posted on May 28, 2023 by TNGenWeb ProjectJune 5, 2023

Title Author and year Publisher An Appalachian Gamekeeper’s Soliloquy of Humorous Tales: Selected Game Warden Stories of People and Places of Upper East Tennessee Volume 1 Click here for Amazon listing R. L. Pete Wyatt, 2023 Polecat Press The Wataugah … Continue reading →

Posted in Books About Carter County, Cemetery & Burial Records, Census Records, Civil War History, Court Records, Families & Individuals, Land Records, Local History & Information, Migration & Settlement, Military Records, Pre-Statehood History, Religious Group Records, Revolutionary War History, Taxes & Assessments, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), Vital Records, Wills & Probate

Goodspeed’s Biography of Dr. Nathaniel E. Hyder

Carter County TNGenWeb Posted on May 28, 2023 by TNGenWeb ProjectMay 28, 2023

Source: Goodspeed’s Biographical Appendix of Carter County – History of Tennessee (Chicago, 1887).  Transcribed by Dawn and Jackie Peters. Nathaniel E. Hyder, a physician, was born in Carter County, in the Hyder settlement, the son of W. F. M. and … Continue reading →

Posted in Biographies, Civil War History, Migration & Settlement, Pre-Statehood History, Professions & Professionals, Schools & Education, Wataugah Settlement

Goodspeed’s Biography of Dr. Lawson Fletcher Hyder

Carter County TNGenWeb Posted on May 28, 2023 by TNGenWeb ProjectMay 28, 2023

Source: Goodspeed’s Biographical Appendix of Carter County – History of Tennessee (Chicago, 1887).  Transcribed by Dawn and Jackie Peters. Dr. L. F. Hyder, was born in Carter County, February 11, 1844, the son of Rev. J. H. and Elizabeth Fletcher … Continue reading →

Posted in Biographies, Civil War History, Migration & Settlement, Military Records, Professions & Professionals, Religious Group Records, Wataugah Settlement

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