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File Name shades_ethm_0003.tif Title Rev. William Blount Carter Alternate Title Carter, William Blount, portrait Date circa 1850 Genre Photographs Description Studio portrait of a formally dressed man, slim, with curly dark hair, standing with his right hand resting on a leather-bound book atop a cloth-draped table. Historical note The Reverend William Blount Carter, a Presbyterian minister from a prominent East Tennessee family of Unionists, was a graduate of Princeton University. His brother, Samuel P. Carter, a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, was commander of U.S. forces in southeastern Kentucky early in the war, and his brother James was in command of the 2nd Tennessee Volunteer Infantry. Reverend Carter is widely thought to have played a role in encouraging the bridge burnings by Union supporters in upper East Tennessee in November 1861. Subject United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Destruction & pillage--Union Theme Walking a Fine Line Story Christopher Haun Geographic Location United States--Tennessee Time period 1860-1869 Language eng Rights Images reproduced on this website are intended for individual, educational use only. For research inquiries about specific objects or requests for high resolution images, contact the East Tennessee Historical Society. Type Still image Format image/jpg Contributing Institution East Tennessee Historical Society Digital Publisher Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University Archival file shades3/shades_eths_0003.jpg |
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