[Excerpt from the Memoirs] of Lieut[enant] General Scott, 1864 / written by himself
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| Type: | Autobiographies |
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| Creator: | Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866 |
| Title: | [Excerpt from the Memoirs] of Lieut[enant] General Scott, 1864 / written by himself |
| Date: | 1864 |
| Description: | This document is a typed excerpt from vol.1 of the Memoirs of Lieut.- General Scott, published in 1864. Scott was one of the primary officials involved in the military operations related to the removal of the Cherokees (1838-39) to a territory west of the Mississippi River. Scott's autobiography contains observations on the relations between the Cherokees and the white settlers in the surrounding states, primarily Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee. This excerpt contains several minor typographical variations from Scott's memoirs. Document ID: ch098. Digital image and encoded transcription of an original manuscript, scanned, transcribed and encoded by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville Libraries in 2000, as part of GALILEO, funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. |
| Subjects: | Cherokee Indians--Social conditions | Southern States |
| Contributors: | Tennessee State Library and Archives | University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Libraries | Southeastern Native American Documents Collection (GALILEO (Georgia statewide project)) GAGAL | Digital Library of Georgia |
| Online Publisher: | Athens, Ga. : Digital Library of Georgia, 2000 |
| Original Material: | 1 page/leaf | Manuscript held by the The Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, TN, State Library Cherokee Collection, box 19, folder 10, document ch098. |
| Rights and Usage: | This work is the property of the The Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, TN. It may be used freely by individuals for research, teaching, and personal use as long as this statement of availability is included in the text. Cite as: [title of item], State Library Cherokee Collection, The Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, TN, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia |
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| Persistent Link to Item: | http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/zlna/id:ch098 |
| Related Institutions: | Digital Library of Georgia Hargrett Library Museum of the Cherokee Indian Tennessee State Library and Archives Tennessee State Museum Frank H. McClung Museum (Knoxville, Tenn.) Hoskins Library LaFayette-Walker County Library |
| Collection Information: | Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842 |