Following the War Between the States, Jesse Whitson contended with an inner struggle for being unable to find peace within himself. Soul-searching while being deeply troubled, like many looking to start a new life and pursuing a dream, he joined a cattle drive and journeyed westward. In his travels, he became a drover and, later, joined a wagon train moving west. In Colorado, on the open range, he discovered farmers who’d acquired land through the Homestead Act. Seeing people hara

Brief family histories of people who lived in Tennessee in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Besides its roster of Tennessee Revolutionary soldiers, this work includes wills of Washington County, sections on marriages of Blount and Davidson counties, and a final section on Revolutionary grants in Davidson County.

Reports for 1869-70, 1872 included Annual report of the State Geologist for 1869-1972.

Thunder and Fury: Whitson's Raiders spans the early life of Jesse Whitson on through the Civil War, a South Carolinian who felt reluctant to fight for Southern independence. When Southerners turned to seceding and forming the Confederate States of America, he tried to reason with people so they’d relent. He did not want to see the nation divided, and yet a meeting with a prominent figure of the time inspired him to come to terms with an inner struggle for leading a partisan command.

Includes extraordinary sessions.