Goodspeed Publishing Company wrote a series of volumes on the history and people of Tennessee that were published in 1887. The following data and histories have been extracted from those volumes and comprise this collection on Tennessee. This collection contains 165 biographical sketches along with some Civil War rosters.
Civil War Rosters
- Company A, Forty-first Tennessee Confederate Infantry
- Company C, Fourth Confederate Infantry
- Company D, First Tennessee, Confederate States Army
- Company E, of the First Tennessee Confederate Infantry
- Company G, Forty-first Tennessee Confederate Infantry
- Company H, Eighth Tennessee Confederate States Army
- Forrest’s Escort
Biographies from Goodspeed’s History of Tennessee
- Biographical Sketch of A. B. Conley
- Biographical Sketch of A. W. Booth, M. D.
- Biographical Sketch of Alexander Forester
- Biographical Sketch of Anderson Cates
- Biographical Sketch of Austin L. Hines
- Biographical Sketch of B.S. Stroud
- Biographical Sketch of Benjamin M. Edens
- Biographical Sketch of C.M. Peacock
- Biographical Sketch of Capt. J.T. Exum
- Biographical Sketch of Captain A. Jacobs
- Biographical Sketch of Col. H. S. Sheid
- Biographical Sketch of Council P. Cates
- Biographical Sketch of D. C. Jackson
- Biographical Sketch of D. E. Mead
- Biographical Sketch of D.G. Ferguson
- Biographical Sketch of D.T. Harrison
- Biographical Sketch of Dr. A.H. Parkes
- Biographical Sketch of Dr. Thos. P. Davis
- Biographical Sketch of E. A. Call
- Biographical Sketch of E. M. Whitworth
- Biographical Sketch of E. W. Pearson
- Biographical Sketch of E.J. Evans
- Biographical Sketch of Emmett Russell
- Biographical Sketch of F. E. Cunningham
- Biographical Sketch of F. N. Miller
- Biographical Sketch of F.M. Taylor
- Biographical Sketch of G. R. Crane
- Biographical Sketch of G. S. Deakins
- Biographical Sketch of G. Squires M.D.
- Biographical Sketch of George B. Riley
- Biographical Sketch of George N. Carter
- Biographical Sketch of George W. Cross
- Biographical Sketch of H. Clay Lewis
- Biographical Sketch of H. P. Dewey
- Biographical Sketch of H. P. Maynard
- Biographical Sketch of H.M. Hassell
- Biographical Sketch of H.M. Peacock
- Biographical Sketch of Hon. J.W. Botts
- Biographical Sketch of Hon. R.A. Parks
- Biographical Sketch of Isaac Hayes
- Biographical Sketch of J. A. Clark
- Biographical Sketch of J. C. Winton
- Biographical Sketch of J. K. Farris, M. D.
- Biographical Sketch of J. M. Baker
- Biographical Sketch of J. M. Jernigan
- Biographical Sketch of J. S. Moore
- Biographical Sketch of J. W. Yates
- Biographical Sketch of J.H. Tripp, M.D.
- Biographical Sketch of J.R. Corley
- Biographical Sketch of J.W. Waggoner
- Biographical Sketch of Jack Daniel
- Biographical Sketch of James C. Tipps
- Biographical Sketch of James Carden
- Biographical Sketch of James F. Ward
- Biographical Sketch of James H. Rutledge
- Biographical Sketch of James T. Quarels
- Biographical Sketch of James W. Tipton
- Biographical Sketch of John B. Carroll
- Biographical Sketch of John D. Arnett
- Biographical Sketch of John E. Gore
- Biographical Sketch of John H. Ashley
- Biographical Sketch of John H. Taylor
- Biographical Sketch of John N. Sullivan
- Biographical Sketch of L. D. Hickerson, Jr.
- Biographical Sketch of M.N. Parkes
- Biographical Sketch of Milton Donaldson
- Biographical Sketch of Mr. F. H. Griffin
- Biographical Sketch of Mrs. C. J. Lyon
- Biographical Sketch of N.M. Brown
- Biographical Sketch of P. Davis
- Biographical Sketch of P. H. McBride, M. D.
- Biographical Sketch of Parks, Rufus B.
- Biographical Sketch of Prof. H.L.W. Gross
- Biographical Sketch of Prof. J.L. Boon
- Biographical Sketch of R. H. Richardson
- Biographical Sketch of R.F. Jones
- Biographical Sketch of Reuben Cates
- Biographical Sketch of Rev. James S. Ervin
- Biographical Sketch of Robert A. Lewis
- Biographical Sketch of Robert T. Parks
- Biographical Sketch of Robert T. Webb
- Biographical Sketch of Robert Watson
- Biographical Sketch of S. H. Wood, M.D.
- Biographical Sketch of S. J. Crockett
- Biographical Sketch of S. J. McLemore
- Biographical Sketch of S.A. Billingsley
- Biographical Sketch of S.E.H. Dance, M.D.
- Biographical Sketch of Smith Newton
- Biographical Sketch of Stokely Jacobs
- Biographical Sketch of T. G. Bailey
- Biographical Sketch of Thomas H. Parks
- Biographical Sketch of W. A. Clark
- Biographical Sketch of W. A. Marshall
- Biographical Sketch of W. Ramsey
- Biographical Sketch of W. T. Lawrence
- Biographical Sketch of Washington L. Alexander
- Biographical Sketch of Wilburn Hiles
- Biographical Sketch of Will A. Vick
- Biographical Sketch of William A. Sims M.D.
- Biographical Sketch of William A.J. Davis
- Biographical Sketch of William Alwood
- Biographical Sketch of William C. Peacock
- Biographical Sketch of William Harper
- Biographical Sketch of William J. Wynn
- Biographical Sketch of William L. Norton
- Biographical Sketch of William M. Fariss
- Biographical Sketch of William Moss
- Biographical Sketch of Wyatt Mooring
- Biography of A.P. Smith
- Biography of Alvin Avant
- Biography of Arthur Forbes Eastwood
- Biography of Benjamin F. Beckham
- Biography of Col. J.H. Blackburn
- Biography of D.W. Dinges
- Biography of Dr. J.M. Wright
- Biography of E.Y. Salmon, M.D.
- Biography of Gen. Wm. B. Stokes
- Biography of George W. Davidson
- Biography of H.B. Morgan
- Biography of H.D. Foust
- Biography of Henry M. Darnall
- Biography of Hon. Bethel Magness Webb
- Biography of Hon. J.J. Ford
- Biography of Hon. John A. Fuson
- Biography of Hon. John B. Robinson
- Biography of Hon. John F. Thomas
- Biography of Hon. W.W. Gordon
- Biography of I.C. Stone
- Biography of J. D. Wooton, M. D.
- Biography of J.E. Robinson
- Biography of J.J. Smith
- Biography of J.L. Colvert
- Biography of J.W. Motlow
- Biography of James A. Donnell
- Biography of James C. Harris
- Biography of James G. Aydelott
- Biography of Joel B. Smith
- Biography of John M. Mason
- Biography of Joseph G. Tipton
- Biography of Lauchlan Donalsdon
- Biography of Levi Bates
- Biography of Lewis B. Morgan
- Biography of Louis E. Simpson
- Biography of Mrs. Caroline (Watson) Dickinson
- Biography of P.C. Isbell
- Biography of Pat Geraty
- Biography of Prof. T.B. Kelly
- Biography of R.C. Nesmith
- Biography of Rev. Ira W. King
- Biography of Rev. M. J. Holifield
- Biography of Richard C. Everett
- Biography of Robert Thompson
- Biography of S.B. Prichard
- Biography of Samuel Walker
- Biography of Simeon Ashley
- Biography of T.W. Fitts
- Biography of Timothy S. Givan
- Biography of W. P. Hickerson, Jr.
- Biography of W.G. Bratten
- Biography of W.R. Smith
- Biography of W.W. Patterson
- Biography of W.W. Wade
- Biography of William T. Hale
- Biograpy of Hon. James M. Allen
- Biograpy Sketch of James H. Kitching