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By Dixie Norwood
Collection Overview
Scope and Contents of the Materials
This collection contains letters and expense vouchers from General John Coffee during his time in command of the West Tennessee Mounted Brigade and Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry. These papers show various places that Coffee camped during the Indian campaigns as well as the War of 1812.
These letters have been transcribed for research purposes.
Biographical Note
Part of this collection was donated by Dan Wallace of Cypress Inn, Tennessee in 1991. Forty-seven of these documents were discovered at the National Archives among non-related files.
Box and Folder Listing
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Series 1: Indian Wars #1],
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- Series 2: Indian Wars #2
- Item 1: Letter from John Coffee, C.C. to General Jackson (10/22/1813)
- Item 2: Letter from John Coffee, C.C. to General Jackson (10/6/1813)
- Item 3: Letter from John Coffee, Col. Volunteer Co. & M. Riflemen to General Jackson (10/6/1813)
- Item 4: Letter from John Coffee, C.C. to “Dear General” (10/4/1813)
- Item 5: Letter from John Coffee, C.C. to General Jackson (10/4/1813)
- Item 6: Letter from John Coffee to “Dear General” (4/19/1813)
- Item 7: Letter from John Coffee, Brig. General to “Dear General” (4/11/1813)
- Item 8: Orders-Tennessee line (4/9/1813) John Coffee, C.C.
- Item 9: Letter from A. Haynes to Col. Coffee (4/7/1813)
- Item 10: Orders-Camp at Colbert’s ferry (4/7/1813) John Coffee, C.C.
- Item 11: Letter from Alssa Kingsley, Captain & Dist. Paymaster to Maj. A. Haynes (4/6/1813)
- Item 12: Letter from John Coffee to General Jackson (4/5/1813)
- Item 13: Letter from John Coffee, C.C. to “Dear General” (4/4/1813)
- Item 14: Letter from John Coffee, Col. Cavalry to Maj. General Jackson (3/13/1813)
- Item 15: Orders-Camp Jackson (2/27/1813) John Coffee, Col. Cavalry
- Item 16: Letter from John Coffee, Brig. General Tenn. Vol. Cavalry & Mounted Riflemen to Maj. General Jackson (1/14/1814)
- Item 1: Short note from Major General Andrew Jackson
- Item 17: Note from John Coffee, Brig. General (1/9/1814)
- Item 18: Letter from John Coffee, Brig. General to Capt. William R. Help, forage Master (1/8/1814)
- Item 19: Letter of request from John Coffee, Brig. General to General Jackson (1/7/1814)
- Item 20: Letter from John Coffee, Brig. General to General Jackson (1/7/1814)
- Item 21: Letter of request from John Coffee, Brig. General to Major General Jackson (1/7/1814)
- Item 22: Letter from John Coffee, Brig. General to Maj. General Andrew Jackson (5/1/1814)
- Item 23: Brigade Orders-Huntsville (6 --- 1814) from John Coffee, Brig. General of Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry & Mounted Riflemen Unit
- Item 24: Letter from John Coffee, Brig. General of Cavalry & Mounted Riflemen to Col. Perkins (1/1/1814)
- Item 25: Unfinished letter to “Dear General” (12/30/1813)
- Item 26: Unfinished letter to Maj. General Jackson (12/29/1813)
- Item 27: Letter from John Coffee, Brig. General Cavalry & Mounted Riflemen to Major General Jackson (12/28/1813)
- Item 28: Note from John Coffee, Brig. General of Cavalry & Riflemen (12/27/1813)
- Item 29: Letter from John Coffee to General Jackson (12/27/1813)
- Item 30: Note from John Coffee, Brig. General of Cavalry & Riflemen (12/24/1813)
- Item 31: Letter from John Coffee to General Jackson (12/23/1813)
- Item 32: Letter from John Coffee to General Jackson (12/23/1813)
- Item 33: Letter from John Coffee, B.G. to “Dear General” (12/22/1813)
- Item 34: Letter from John Coffee “To the Officers & Soldiers composing the Rifle Regiment of Tennessee Volunteers” (12/21/1813)
- Item 35: Letter from John Coffee, B.G. to General Jackson (12/20/1813)
- Item 36: Letter from John Coffee, Brig. General to Major General Jackson (12/18/1813)
- Item 37: Brigade Orders-Huntsville (Dec. 18th, 1813) John Coffee, Brig. General of Cavalry & Riflemen
- Item 38: Letter from John Coffee to “Dear General” (12/17/1813)
- Item 39: Letter from John Coffee, Brig. General Cavalry & Riflemen to “Dear General” (12/17/1813)
- Item 40: Letter from John Coffee to Cols. Allen & Allcorn (12/17/1813)
- Item 41: Brigade Orders-Huntsville (Dec. 17th, 1813) John Coffee, Brig. General of Cavalry & Riflemen
- Item 42: Letter of Arrest from John Coffee, Brig. General Cavalry & Riflemen (12/16/1813)
- Item 43: Orders-Huntsville (12/14/1813) John Coffee, Brig. General of Cavalry & Riflemen
- Item 44: Letter from John Coffee to General Jackson (12/12/1813)
- Item 45: Note from John Coffee, Brig. General of Cavalry & Mounted Riflemen (12/11/1813)
- Item 46: Note from John Coffee, Brig. General to Lt. Col. Dyer (12/11/1813)
- Item 1: Note from John Coffee, Brig. General to Brigade Quarter Master (12/11/1813)
- Item 47: Letter from John Coffee, Brig. General of Cavalry & Mounted Riflemen to “Dear General” (12/10/1813)
- Item 48: Brigade Orders from John Coffee, Brig. General of Cavalry & Mounted Riflemen (No place and No date)
- Item 49: Brigade Orders-Huntsville (Dec. 7th, 1813) John Coffee, Brig. General of Cavalry & Mounted Riflemen
- Item 50: Letter of Arrest from John Coffee, Brig. General of Cavalry & Mounted Riflemen (Dec. 1813)
- Item 51: Letter from John Coffee to General Jackson (11/23/1813)
- Item 52: Note from John Coffee, Brig. General of Cavalry & Mounted Riflemen (11/23/1813)
- Item 1: Note from John Coffee. Brig. General of Cavalry & Mounted Riflemen (11/23/1813)
- Item 53: Order from John Coffee, Brig. General of Cavalry & Mounted Riflemen to Capt. Eli Hammond (No date)
- Item 54: Brigade Orders-Camp Strother (Nov. 15th, 1813) from John Coffee, Brig. General of Cavalry & mounted Riflemen
- Item 55: Orders-Camp Strother (Nov. 7th, 1813) from John Coffee
- Item 56: Brigade Orders-Fort Strothers (Nov. 6th, 1813) from John Coffee, General of Brigade Cavalry & Riflemen
- Item 57: Brigade Orders-Ten Island (Nov. 5th, 1813) John Coffee, Brig. General of Cavalry & Riflemen
- Item 58: Letter from John Coffee, Brig. General of Cavalry & Mounted Riflemen (No date)
- Item 59: Letter from John Coffee, Brig. General of Cavalry & Mounted Riflemen (No date)
- Item 60: Brigade Orders-Camp Bradley (Oct. 31st, 1813) John Coffee, Brig. General of Cavalry & Mounted Riflemen
- Item 61: Note from John Coffee, Brig. General to Major N.B. Rose, Brigade Quarter Master (10/30/1813)
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