Inventory of the James Moore King Memoirs, circa 1925-1932

Collection Number 3604-z


Manuscripts Department, University Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Collection Information
Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Online Catalog Headings
Collection Overview
Contact Information:
Manuscripts Department
CB#3926, Wilson Library
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890
Phone: 919/962-1345
Fax: 919/962-3594
Email: mss@email.unc.edu
URL: http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/
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Descriptive Summary

Repository
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Creator
King, James Moore, 1792-1877.
Title
James Moore King Memoirs, circa 1925-1932.
Call Number
3604-z
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
1 volume (81 pages).
Abstract
Photocopy ot typescript. Memoir, written circa 1925-1932, by William Henry King of his own life but chiefly of his father, James Moore King (1792-1877), who moved from North Carolina to Tennessee in 1807; fought in the War of 1812 at New Orleans and in the Seminole War, 1818; and was a planter at Rural Rest near Murfreesboro, Tenn.; and a Whig, strong unionist until the outbreak of war, and later soldier in the Confederate Army. Much of the memoir concerns the Civil War, especially civilian life around Murfreesboro, and army service. Also present are additional notes and writings by W. H. King compiled by Jeanette M. King.


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Administrative Information

Location of Originals
Location of original manuscript unknown.
Processing Information
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Additional Descriptive Resources
A more complete finding aid for this collection is available at the Southern Historical Collection.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the James Moore King Memoirs, circa 1925-1932, #3604-z, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
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Online Catalog Headings

These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.

Confederate States of America. Army--Officers--Biography.
King family.
King, James Moore, 1792-1877.
King, Jeanette Moore.
King, William Henry, 1847-1932.
Murfreesboro (Tenn.)--History--19th century.
Murfreesboro (Tenn.)--Social life and customs.
Plantations--Tennessee--Rutherford County.
Rural Rest (Rutherford County, Tenn.)
Seminole War, 1st, 1817-1818.
Tennessee--Biography.
Tennessee--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate.
Tennessee--Social life and customs.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate.
United States--History--War of 1812.
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Collection Overview

Photocopy of typescript. Memoir, written circa 1925-1932, by William Henry King of his own life but chiefly of his father, James Moore King (1792-1877), who moved from North Carolina to Tennessee in 1807; fought in the War of 1812 at New Orleans and in the Seminole War, 1818; and was a planter at "Rural Rest" near Murfreesboro, Tenn.; and a Whig, strong unionist until the outbreak of war, and later soldier in the Confederate Army. Much of the memoir concerns the Civil War, especially civilian life around Murfreesboro, and army service. Also present are additional notes and writings by W. H. King compiled by Jeanette M. King.