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From: Robert Woolfolk <>
Subject: Re: [TN-CIVIL-WAR] Provost marshal records
Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 23:35:32 +0000


A history professor at Motlow College in TN, Dr. Michael Bradley, has done a lot of work on the Provost records, that is how I found out about them. I think he is working on a book. I believe he said there is a copy of the microfiche at a Jr College in AL but I don't remember which one. What a treasure it would be if someone could digitize them and put them on the web or on CD or DVD.

RobertRobert WoolfolkMurfreesboro, TNwebpage: http:\\homepages.rootsweb.com\~woolfolkResearching Woolfolk,Waynick,Goodrich,Laws,Pearson,Donnell,Arrington,Crawford,Brigance and other familiesin VA,NC,SC,TN.



> Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 08:15:47 -0800> From: > To: > Subject: Re: [TN-CIVIL-WAR] Provost marshal records> > Mark,> > SC has this site: http://www.sc.edu/library/socar/uscs/2000/leightn.html>; > Couldn't find any one database that holds all the records recorded during the CW. > > Stubby> > "Mark E. Lacy" <> wrote: > Robert, I had never heard of the provost marshal records till this message.> Checking through Google, I was amazed to find that the Union Provost Marshal> records span 400 (!!!) reels of microfilm. Looks like only Missouri has> gone through them all to index references to their state.> > Is there any way to find anything in those reels without going through them> one by one? Are they organized in any way? What I need to know may be in> there, but if I have to travel somewhere where there are copies (like DC) it> will take me forever to go through all those reels ...> > Thanks> Mark Lacy> > > -----Original Message-----> From: > [mailto:] On Behalf Of Robert Woolfolk> Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 10:02 PM> To: > Subject: Re: [TN-CIVIL-WAR] TN-CIVIL-WAR Digest, Vol 2, Issue 2> > Joyce,> Your ancestor may have been imprisoned simply for being a Southern> sympathizer or just because a neighbor did not like him and accused him of> being a spy or Southern sympathizer. Many innocent civilians were> imprisoned and even executed by the Yankees. If you can find the Provost> marshal records for that area you might find some info if he was> arrested.Robert WoolfolkMurfreesboro, TNwebpage:> http:\\homepages.rootsweb.com\~woolfolkResearching> Woolfolk,Waynick,Goodrich,Laws,Pearson,Donnell,Arrington,Crawford,Brigance> and other familiesin VA,NC,SC,TN.> > > http://www.tngennet.org/civilwar>; -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message> > > > ---------------------------------> Check out the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta - Fire up a more powerful email and get things done faster.> http://www.tngennet.org/civilwar>; -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
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