Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); New Deal, 1933-1939
Upon enlisting in the Civilian Conservation Corps you're supposed to stay 6 months, and most stayed 6 months. They were supposed to discharge a camp member after 2 years. Because of the work he was doing and his position as Civilian Conservation...
Two letters of correspondence between Mrs. John Trotwood Moore and her cousin, Susie Gentry. The first item of correspondence is from Susie Gentry to Mary Daniel Moore, written from Franklin, Tennessee, on May 28, 1934. In her correspondence,...
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The poem, printed in the Nashville Tennessean, recounts a dramatized version of Sergeant York's taking of the German machine gun position. The poem makes numerous biblical references as well as listing other prominent Tennessee military figures,...
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); New Deal, 1933-1939
The money made by the Civilian Conservation Corps could be spent by the family and it would help the towns that it went to. A butchershop owner once told Parrish if it hadn't been for Civilian Conservation Corps money he would've had to close. It...
Small tintype in octagonal gutta-percha case. Both her husband, James Knox Moore, and father, Stephen Richardson Moore, were Confederate soldiers. Miller is wearing a white dress and is seated.
Small four-page pamphlet detailing the program for the "Lee Banquet" to be held at the Maxwell House on January 20, 1913. The menu is listed as well as the music for the evening.
Sample pages from Dr. Gannaway's medical ledger include accounts from the pre-Civil War era. They show the types of service and fees for B. G. Moore, a farmer, and A. Jacobs, a local store owner.
Questionnaire response of Confederate soldier Lee Sadler, completed in 1922 when he was 79. He states the value of his property and his family's property before, during, and after the war and whether they owned slaves; he comments on the social...
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); New Deal, 1933-1939
Parrish's camp was constructed outside the city limits at the time, but would be inside the city limits today. They could walk to town and go to movies. He also attended night school at Clarksville High School, which was permitted in the Civilian...
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); New Deal, 1933-1939
Parrish states that the Tennessee Valley Authority had 40 camps, such as the ones at Pickwick and Norris Dam. Pickwick was built by Civilian Conservation Corps, but the camp was operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority. They did work the...
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); New Deal, 1933-1939
Parrish states that no African-Americans were in his camp, but the people in the camp were from all over the country. The camp at Montgomery Bell State Park was African-American and moved to Centerville area. The camp at Crossville moved to...
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); New Deal, 1933-1939
Parrish states that he believes when the Civilian Conservation Corps first ecamped outside Clarksville the locals were a taken aback by their presence, but after a while they became accepted, and locals even provided them lunch. They eventually...
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); New Deal, 1933-1939
Parrish recalls that no Civilian Conservation Corps workers he knew of ever got into trouble while he was in the camp. He states they didn't always behave, but they never got caught. There was an officer in Clarksville who wanted to catch men from...
Orders announcing the Confederate victory at Hartsville, Tennessee, December 7, 1862, detailing how the victory was won and thanking all soldiers and officers for their contributions.
Mounted tintype of veteran James Knox Moore and Miss Maud Ellyly in Richmond on their way to United Confederat Veterans (UCV) reunion on Manassas battlefield.
Moore pictured at dedication of Confederate monument on courthouse square in Shelbyville, Tenn. The monument reads, in part, "In memory of the 'Shelbyville Rebels' Co. F. 41st Tenn. Reg't. C.S.A. and all soldiers from Bedford County who fought for...
Letter (certification note) from Andrew Moore granting his son, James, age 15, permission to enlist in the U. S. Army for a period of three years. Signed Sept. 2, 1862, St. Clair, Ill.
