Title	Oath of Allegiance for Mont. T. Byrn
Description	Small document serving as an oath of allegiance of Mont. T. Byrn of Williamson County to the United States government. The oath was taken at Nashville, Tennessee, on February 12, 1864.
Historical note	The Oath of Allegiance, also called the Loyalty Oath, was a document signed by persons during and after the Civil War to pledge loyalty and allegiance to the Union. Initially intended for employees of the Federal government and military personnel, the oath soon took several different forms and eventually extended to the state level. Employment and business ownership were then dependent on signed oaths.
Date	1864 February 12
Place	Nashville (Tenn.)
Collection name	McCutchen Family Papers, 1818-1958
Subjects - LCSH	Civil War in the West; Civil War society; United States - History - 1783-1865; United States - History - 1849-1877; United States History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Subjects - TGM	Military occupations Oaths Civil Wars War
Accession number	1264
Owning Institution	TSLA
ID#	34164
Digital type	TEXT
Digital format	TIFF
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