Descriptive Summary
Templeton, John A.
Templeton, John A., Papers
1861-1868,
1930
Materials are written in English.
1930
1 vol.
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History,
University of Texas at Austin
Personal papers of John. A. Templeton
(b. 1844), Confederate soldier in Company "I" of the 10th Texas Cavalry.
Biographical Note
John A. Templeton (1844-1931) was a Confederate soldier in Company I of the 10th Texas Cavalry. He was captured at Chickamauga, Georgia, in late September 1863 and sent to the Zollicoffer barracks in Nashville, Tennessee. He was then transferred to Camp Douglas, Illinois, in October 1863 and later released on May 4, 1865. He owned extensive land holdings in Jacksonville, Texas, and surrounding areas. He was the first city secretary and one of the first aldermen of the newly incorporated town.
Source:
Smith, Gregg. Jacksonville, Texas: A Collection of History and Memorabilia, John Allen Templeton,
http://www.tomatocapital.com/1880_census/templeton_john_a.asp (accessed June 16,
2010).
Scope and Contents
The John A. Templeton Papers, 1861-1863, 1930, contain letters, military and legal
documents, and newspapers articles. The papers relate to Civil War camp life, reports of battle and skirmish action,
Templeton’s capture at the Battle of Chickamauga (1863), imprisonment at Fort
Dougles, Illinois, his prisoner parole and oath of allegiance to the Union, registration
as an elector in Cherokee County, and also contain a copy of S. M. Templeton’s
Early Cumberland Presbyterian History in Texas generated from the original
negative Photostatic copy.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research use.
Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
Haley, J. Evettes (James Evetts), 1901-1995.
Templeton, David G.
Templeton, John Allen, 1844-1931 -- Archives.
Subjects (Organizations)
Confederate States of America. Army. Texas Cavalry
Regiment, 10th.
Subjects
Chickamauga, Battle of, Ga., 1863.
Military art and science -- United States -- History
-- 19th century.
Prisoner-of-war camps -- Illinois.
Places
Camp Douglas (Ill.).
Chicago (Ill.).
Coffeyville (Kan.).
Corinth (Miss.).
Tupelo (Miss.).
Chattanooga (Tenn.).
Clarksville (Tenn.).
Manchester (Tenn.).
Shelbyville (Tenn.).
Cherokee County (Tex.).
Jacksonville Tex.).
Plano (Tex.)
United States -- History -- Civil War,
1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons.
Preferred Citation
John A. Templeton Papers, 1861-1868, 1930, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History,
University of Texas at Austin.
Processing Information
Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project, 2009-2011.
Detailed Description of the Papers
Inventory
2R206
Letters of John A. Templeton,
1861-1864, 1930
Military documents
Legal documents
Early Cumberland Presbyterian History in Texas,
1930