Miss Mollie Schell, Galletin, TN - Poetical Scrap Book, 1864

File — Box: 3, item: 1

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Scrapbook of Mary (Mollie) Schell

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Dates

Creation: 1864

Access Restrictions

Open for research without restrictions.

Extent

From the Collection: 1.75 Linear Feet (, 3 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Originally part of the Truman Warner Papers, MS 026. Provenance unknown. Box 51.

General

Inscribed: "This book contains clippings from newspaper findings during the Civil War collected by Mrs. Shearer then Miss Schell and arranged by her during he eight months imprisonment in on room by order of Brig Gen Paine 1862-1863 because she would not take the oath allegiance which she could not conscienciously do."

Gallatin, TN was under the control of the controversial, General Eleazor A. Paine, commander of the Union railroad guard from November 1862, to April, 1864. According to some accounts he abused his power.