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Carter Family

(Encyclopedia) Carter Family, group of singers that specialized in traditional music of the Southern Appalachian Mountains; it consisted of A(lvin) P(leasant) Carter, 1891–1960, b. Maces Spring, Va…

Longstreet, James

(Encyclopedia) Longstreet, James, 1821–1904, Confederate general in the American Civil War, b. Edgefield District, S.C. He graduated (1842) from West Point and served in the Mexican War, reaching the…

Berry, Chuck

(Encyclopedia) Berry, Chuck (Charles Edward Anderson Berry), 1926–2017, American rock music guitarist, singer, and songwriter, b. San Jose, Calif. Berry is widely regarded as one of the leading…

Agee, James

(Encyclopedia) Agee, JamesAgee, Jamesāˈjē [key], 1909–55, American writer, b. Knoxville, Tenn., grad. Harvard, 1932. He soon joined the literary and journalistic life of New York City, becoming (1932…

Burnside, Ambrose Everett

(Encyclopedia) Burnside, Ambrose Everett, 1824–81, Union general in the U.S. Civil War, b. Liberty, Ind. He saw brief service in the Mexican War and remained in the army until 1853, when he entered…

Richard Wilson AUSTIN, Congress, TN (1857-1919)

AUSTIN Richard Wilson , a Representative from Tennessee; born in Decatur, Morgan County, Ala., August 26, 1857; attended the common schools, Loudon High School, and the University of Tennessee at…

Henry Richard GIBSON, Congress, TN (1837-1938)

GIBSON Henry Richard , a Representative from Tennessee; born on Kent Island, Queen Anne's County, Md., December 24, 1837; attended the common schools on Kent Island and at Bladensburg, Md.; was…

John Hervey CROZIER, Congress, TN (1812-1889)

CROZIER John Hervey , a Representative from Tennessee; born in Knoxville, Tenn., February 10, 1812; attended the public schools; was graduated from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in…

John Chiles HOUK, Congress, TN (1860-1923)

HOUK John Chiles , a Representative from Tennessee; born in Clinton, Anderson County, Tenn., February 26, 1860; attended the local schools; moved with his parents to Knoxville in 1871; was…