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Cody Coots interview, 2022 September 3
No full textOral history interview documenting the contemporary serpent handling tradition in Southern Appalachia
John T. Wilder correspondence with Martha Wilder, 13 July 1861
No full textLetter from J. T. Wilder to his wife, Martha, recalling the movement of his brigade from Parkersburg, West Virginia to Spencer, West Virginia. Wilder describes Confederate ambushes along the march and describes a few of his men. He concludes his letter by asking Martha to send him word from home
John T. Wilder correspondence with Martha Wilder, 1864 May 12
No full textLetter from J. T. Wilder to his wife Martha describing his march from Chattanooga to Columbia, Tennessee and the small Union skirmishes with Confederate forces for position. John closes his letter with a request for news about a new fence at home and further includes a post script alluding to "trophies" from the Battle of Farmington
John T. Wilder correspondence with Martha Wilder, 1864 July 22
No full textLetter from J. T. Wilder to his wife Martha offering condolences for the death of Martha's mother and updating Martha on the status of his resignation. John also remembers his marriage proposal to Martha on her family's porch and inquires about Matilda, the African American domestic laborer he sent to Greensburg, Indiana to help Martha at home
Erik Niel interview, 2022 April 26
No full textOral history interview documenting food culture in Chattanooga, Tennessee
John T. Wilder correspondence with Martha Wilder, 1861 October 25
No full textLetter from J. T. Wilder to his wife, Martha, describing Union troop movements immediately following the Battle of Cheat Mountain as well as his application for a furlough to visit home
John T. Wilder correspondence with Martha Wilder, 1862 December 15
No full textLetter from J. T. Wilder to his wife Martha scolding her for not writing sooner and apologizing for criticizing her child rearing skills
John T. Wilder correspondence with Martha Wilder, 1863 April 16
No full textLetter from J. T. Wilder to his wife Martha lamenting the fire damage to the top of their home in Greensburg, Indiana as well as General Rosecrans refusal to permit Col. Wilder to visit Indiana and help Martha repair their home
Karen Paul Stone interview, 2022
No full textOral history interview documenting McCoy Farm and Gardens located on Walden's Ridge on Signal Mountain in Tennessee
Susan Snow and Caroline Chester interview, 2022 March 10
No full textOral history interview documenting McCoy Farm and Gardens located on Walden's Ridge on Signal Mountain in Tennessee