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Abstract | The Peters family of Missouri and Tennessee included D. B. Peters of Cole County, Mo.; Charles T. Peters; Newton C. Peters; H. C. Peters; Samuel J. Peters; D. W. Peters, a postal inspector; and Scott Peters. Scott Peters was born in Cole County, Mo.; served in the Confederate Army; was licensed to practice law in Missouri in 1867; received an M.D. from Vanderbilt University in 1881; and practiced medicine in Huntland, Tenn., 1881-1902, and in Donelson, Tenn., 1902-1911. He then returned to Cole County, Mo., where he lived until his death in 1917. Papers of the Peters and related families consist primarily of legal papers, such as deeds and marriage certificates. Also included are a few letters; a diary, 1863-1864, of Scott Peters; a diary, 1902, of D. W. Peters; and family pictures. In his diary, Scott Peters, who served with Company A, Third Missouri Cavalry Regiment, made brief, almost daily, entries in which he described traveling to Tuskegee, Ala.; his life in Tuskegee; his wounding and capture at the Battle of Champion Hill on 16 May 1863; his transportation up the Mississippi and Ohio rivers to Camp Morton near Indianapolis; his stay at Camp Morton; his transport in June 1863 to Fort Delaware; and his life as a prisoner there until his release on 24 March 1864. The 1902 diary of D. W. Peters reports his daily travel and the numbers of cases on which he reported each day. Pictures include a tintype, and the photograph album appears to date from the late 19th or early 20th century. Both contain portraits of Horton, Padgett, and Taylor family members, though most photographs are unidentified. |
Creator | Peters (Family : Cole County, Mo.) |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Linda Sellars, June 1996
Encoded by: Nancy Kaiser, April 2005
Funding from the Watson-Brown Foundation, Inc., supported the encoding of this finding aid and microfilming of this collection.
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The Peters family of Missouri and Tennessee included D. B. Peters of Cole County, Mo.; Charles T. Peters; Newton C. Peters; H. C. Peters; Samuel J. Peters; D. W. Peters; and Scott Peters. Scott Peters was born in Cole County, Mo.; served in the Confederate Army; was licensed to practice law in Missouri in 1867; received an M.D. from Vanderbilt University in 1881; and practiced medicine in Huntland, Tenn., 1881-1902, and in Donelson, Tenn., 1902-1911. He then returned to Cole County, Mo., where he lived until his death in 1917.
Back to TopPapers of the Peters family and related families consist primarily of legal papers, such as deeds and marriage certificates. Also included are a few letters; a diary, 1863-1864, of Scott Peters; a diary, 1902, of D. W. Peters; and family pictures. In his diary, Scott Peters, who served with Company A, Third Missouri Cavalry Regiment during the Civil War, made brief, almost daily, entries in which he described traveling to Tuskegee, Ala.; his life in Tuskegee; his wounding and capture at the Battle of Champion Hill on 16 May 1863; his transport up the Mississippi and Ohio rivers to Camp Morton near Indianapolis; his stay at Camp Morton; his transport in June 1863 to Fort Delaware; and his life as a prisoner of war there until his release on 24 March 1864. The 1902 diary of D. W. Peters, a postal inspector, reports his daily travel and the numbers of cases on which he reported each day. Pictures includes a tintype, and the photograph album appears to date from the late 19th or early 20th century. Both contain portraits of Horton, Padgett, and Taylor family members, though most photographs are unidentified. Many of the portraits were taken by professional studios, including Thuss & Koellien and W. G. Thuss, both of Nashville, Tenn.; Staley Bros. of Tullahoma, Tenn.; R. F. Adams of St. Louis, Mo.; and Buchanan & Wallace.
Back to TopFolder 1 |
1819-1862 |
Folder 2 |
Diary of Scott Peters, 11 April 1863-24 March 1864, 1868-1869 |
Folder 3 |
Typed transcription of Scott Peters diary |
Folder 4 |
1867-1901 |
Folder 5 |
Diary of D. W. Peters, 1902 |
Folder 6 |
1915-1921 and undated |
Image Folder P-4722/1 |
Photographs |
Photograph Album PA-4722/1 |
Photograph album |