Tried men and true, or Union life in Dixie / Thomas Jefferson Cypert ; edited and with an introduction by Margaret M. Storey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cypert, Thomas Jefferson, 1827-1901.

Contributor:

Storey, Margaret M., 1969-

Series:

Seeing the elephant

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cypert, Thomas Jefferson, 1827-1901.

Cypert, Thomas Jefferson.

United States. Army. Tennessee Infantry Regiment, 2nd (1861-1865).

United States.

History.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives.

Tennessee.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Prisoners and prisons.

Tennessee--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives.

Tennessee--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns.

Genre:

Personal narratives.

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

xvii, 169 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

Tried men and true

Union life in Dixie

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, [2011]

Summary:

Thomas Jefferson Cypert (1827-1918) was a staunch Union man in one of the most Confederate areas of Tennessee, and became Captain of Company A in the 2nd Regiment, Mounted Infantry, U.S. Tennessee Volunteers. After the war, he served at least one term in the Tennessee State Senate. He wrote this manuscript for publication to defend his stance and recount his wartime experiences. It was never published, and has existed in his family in manuscript form until now.

Contents:

Chapter First 17

Chapter Second Recruiting for the union cause. Col

Foster wounded

A mid which became a retreat Visit to Illinois

Rebel conscription

Sufferings and martyrdoms of Union men 34

Chapter Third Further recruiting

Quiet gathering, and a bee line for Corinth

March to Columbia

Skirmishes on the road-also a little strategy

Safe arrival of recruits at Nashville 44

Chapter Fourth Organization of Second U.S

Tennessee Mounted Infantry

Names of officers and men

Memories of the slain

Noble families of East and West Tennesse 54

Chapter Fifth Smallpox

Captured at last

Unwilling travels

Jackson

Johnson

Roddy

Pond Springs, Ala

Desperate sensations

A leap in the dark

Confusion on both sides 66

Chapter Sixth A home in the hills

Hidings and watchings

Trained Children

Friends that are friends

Tracks towards the Tennessee river 77

Chapter Seventh Crossing a log Level lands and small woods lots

Frequent scares and hair breadth escapes

Oh balmy sleep; why woo the wretch/That dares not yield to thy caress

Union Frogs

On the banks of the Tennessee

Rebels thick as blackberries 87

Chapter Eighth Constructing water craft

Labor and success

The Island and its population

Further attempt at raft building

A desperate contest: beat all hollow

Crossing the Rubicon

"I was hungry and they fed me, naked and they clothed me, a stranger, and they took me in. " Home sweet Home 96

Chapter Ninth Richard's himself again

Attacks on the outposts

Loss of Brown and McGee

Biffle demands the surrender of Clifton

Polite reply of Maj

Dickerson

Biffle does not get all he came for

Battle of The Hills, Ala

Death of Lieut

Barnett

Battle of Nashville fourney home

Unsoldierly conduct of Wilson's men

Black sheep in all flocks

The flag of our Union

Beneath its folds, alone is safety 109.

Notes:

"Containing the personal experience of Thomas J. Cypert of Wayne Co., Middle Tenn., from 1861 to 1866: a complete account of his capture by the rebels, his treatment at their hands and final escape: with occasional digressions and reflections in regard to some questions that arisen during the Rebellion. Also a history of the Second Regiment of U.S. Tenn. Mounted Infantry, raised by Mr. Cypert n[ow] Senator from the Sixteenth District of Tennessee."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780817317508

0817317503

9780817385781

0817385789

OCLC:

706965698