General John Coffee Papers, 1803-1816 | UNA Archives and Special Collections

By Dixie Norwood

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Biographical Note

Box and Folder Listing

Series 1: Indian Wars #1

Item 1: Letter from John Coffee to General Jackson (7/4/1805)

Item 2: Letter from John Coffee to “Dear General” (3/11/1805)

Item 3: Letter from John Coffee to “Sir” (10/23/1804)

Item 4: Letter from John Coffee to “Dear Sir” (12/29/1803)

Item 5: Letter from John Coffee to General Jackson (5/14/1810)

Item 6: Letter from John Coffee to Maj. General A. Jackson (8/24/1812)

Item 7: Orders-Camp Jackson (Feb. 27th 1813) John Coffee, Col. Commanding Regiment Cavalry

Item 8: Regimental Orders-Camp Jackson (Feb. 26th 1813) John Coffee, Col. Commanding Cavalry

Item 9: Orders-Camp Tennessee (Jan. 26th 1813) John Coffee, Col. Commanding Cavalry

Item 10: Regimental Orders-Camp near Franklin (Jan. 19th, 1813) John Coffee, Col. Commanding the Regt. Of Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry

Item 11: Order-Camp near Franklin (Jan. 18th, 1813) John Coffee, Col. Commanding

Item 12: Order-Camp near Franklin (Jan. 18th, 1813) John Coffee, Col. Commanding

Item 13: Orders-Camp near Franklin (Jan. 18th 1813) John Coffee, Col. Commanding

Item 14: Permit from John Coffee, Col. Commanding Regt. Cavalry (Jan. 10th, 1813)

Item 15: Orders-Camp Good exchange (Jan. 8th, 1813) John Coffee, Col. Commanding

Item 16: Unfinished letter (Jan. 1813)

Item 17: Regimental Orders- Headquarters Nashville (Jan. 8th, 1813) John Coffee, Col. Commanding The Regt. Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry

Item 18: Regimental Orders-Camp good Exchange (Jan. 6th, 1813) John Coffee, Col. Commanding Regt. Cavalry

Item 19: Orders-Camp Good Exchange (Jan. 5th, 1813) John Coffee, Col. Commanding Regt. Of Cavalry

Item 20: Orders (no place noted) John Coffee, C.C.R. Tennessee Cavalry (Dec. 30th, 1812)

Item 21: Regimental Orders (no place noted) John Coffee, Col. Commanding Regt. Volunteer Cavalry (Dec. 19th, 1812)

Item 22: Regimental Orders (no place noted) John Coffee, Col. Commanding (Dec. 19th, 1812)

Item 23: Regimental Orders (no place noted) John Coffee, Col. Commanding Regt. Of Volunteer Cavalry (Dec. 16th, 1812)

Item 24: Note from John Coffee (Nov. 1812)

Item 25: Unfinished letter to Major General A. Jackson (Nov. 21st, 1814)

Item 26: Note from John Coffee, Brig. General (Jan. 11th, 1815)

Item 27: Letter from John Coffee, Brig. General to “Dear General” (Nov. 18th, 1814)

Item 28: Note from John Coffee, Brig. General (Nov. 17th, 1814)

Item 29: Letter from John Coffee, Brig. General to Major Alex McCulloch (Nov. 17th, 1814)

Item 30: Brigade Orders-Camp at Fort Mims (Nov. 14th, 1814) John Coffee, Brig. General

Item 31: Order to Captain Steel-Camp at Fort Mims (Nov. 14th, 1814) John Coffee, Brig. General

Item 32: Letter from John Coffee, Brig. General to Major General Andrew Jackson (Nov. 8th, 1814)

Item 33: Order-Camp in the cut off Alabama (Nov. 1st, 1814) John Coffee, Brig. General

Item 34: Order-Camp in the cut off Alabama (Nov. 1st, 1814) John Coffee, Brig. General

Item 35: Order by Command-camp in the cut off Alabama (Oct. 30th, 1814) Alex McCulloch, Aid de Camp

Item 36: Unfinished letter (Oct. 30th, 1814)

Item 37: Brigade Orders-Camp in the cut off on the Alabama (Oct. 28th, 1814) John Coffee, Brig. General

Item 38: Order by Command-Camp near Carson’s Ferry (Oct. 25th, 1814) Alex McCulloch, Aid de Camp

Item 39: Order-Camp at Carson’s Ferry (Oct. 25th, 1814) John Coffee, Brig. General

Item 40: Letter from John Coffee, Brig. General to Major General A. Jackson (Oct. 23rd, 1814)

Item 41: Orders-Camp Gaines (Oct. 23rd, 1814) John Coffee, Brig. General

Item 42: Court Martial Notice-Camp at Breshear’s (Oct. 18th, 1814) John Coffee, Brig. General

Item 43: Note from John Coffee, Brig. General (Oct. 15th, 1814)

Item 44: Letter from John Coffee, Brig. General to Major General A. Jackson (Oct. 14th, 1814)

Item 45: Note by Command for George James-Camp at James’s (Oct. 13th, 1814) Alex McCulloch, Aide de Camp

Item 46: Note by Command for Doctor Cobb-Camp at James’s (Oct. 13th, 1814) Alex McCulloch, Aide de Camp

Item 47: Order-Fayettville (Oct. 4th, 1814) John Coffee, Brig. General

Item 48: Letter from John Coffee, Brig. General to “Dear Sir” {His Excellency Willie Blount} (Oct. 4th, 1814)

Item 49: Order by Command-Fayettville (Oct. 4th, 1814) S.D. Hays, Brig. Inspector

Item 50: Order-Fayetteville (Oct. 4th, 1814) John Coffee, Brig. General US

Item 51: Brigade Orders by Command-Fayetteville (Oct. 4th, 1814) S.D. Hays, Brig. Inspector

Item 52: Report by Command-Fayetteville (Oct. 4th, 1814) Alex McCulloch, Aide de Camp

Item 53: Note of Announcement-Fayetteville (Oct. 4th, 1814) John Coffee, Brig. General

Item 54: Letter from John Coffee, Brig. General to Major General Andrew Jackson (Oct. 4th, 1814)

Item 55: Brigade Orders-Fayetteville (Oct. 3rd, 1814) John Coffee, Brig. General

Item 56: Brigade Orders by Command-Fayetteville (Oct. 2nd, 1814) Alex McCulloch, Aid de Camp

Item 57: Orders-Fayetteville (Oct. 2nd, 1814) John Coffee, Brig. General

Item 58: Letter from John Coffee, Brig. General to Col. Robert H. Dyer (Oct. 1st, 1814)

Item 59: Order to Captain William Russell-Fayetteville (Sept. 30th, 1814) John Coffee, Brig. General

Item 60: Note from John Coffee, Brig. General (Sept. 29th, 1814)

Item 61: Note from John Coffee, Brig. General to Captain George Mayfield (Sept. 29th, 1814)

Item 62: Note from John Coffee, Brig. General to Captain Robert Steel (Sept. 29th, 1814)

Item 63: Unfinished letter to Major Armstrong (Sept. 28th, 1814)

Item 64: Letter from John Coffee, Brig. General to Major Neil B. Rose (Sept. 25th, 1814)

Item 65: Note from John Coffee, Brig. General to “Sir” (Sept. 25th, 1814) {Major W.B. Lewis, A.D. q Master}

Item 66: Note from John Coffee, Brig. General (Sept. 22nd, 1814)

Item 67: Note from John Coffee, Brig. General to Col. Robert Hays (Sept. 19th, 1814)

Item 68: Letter from John Coffee, Brig. General to Col. Robert H. Dyer (Sept. 17th, 1814)

Item 69: Letter from Robert Butler, Adj. General to General Coffee (Sept. 13th, 1814)

Item 70: Letter from Robert Butler, Adj. General to “Sir” (Sept. 19th, 1814) {Brig. General John Coffee}

Item 71: Unfinished letter to Col. R. Butler (Sept. 12th, 1814)

Item 72: Note from John Coffee to Col. Dyer (Aug. 12th, 1814)

Item 73: Note from John Coffee, Brig. General to Col. Hays (June 12th, 1814)

Item 74: Brigade Orders-Camp Blount (May 10th, 1814) John Coffee, Brig. General

Item 75: Letter from John Coffee, B.G.  & 9 other officers/staff to “Sir” {Major General Andrew Jackson} (May 10th, 1814)

Item 76: Note from John Coffee, Brig. General (May 5th, 1814)

Item 77: Note from John Coffee, Brig. General (May 5th, 1814)

Item 78: Note of Command-Fort Deposit (May 5th, 1814) John Coffee, Brig. General

Item 79: Orders-Fort Strother (May 1st, 1814) John Coffee, Brig. General

Item 80: Orders to Henry Charles-Camp near Fort Williams (April 27th, 1814) John Coffee, Brig. General

Item 81: Orders-Camp near Harthliwalla (April 15th, 1814) John Coffee, Brig. General

Item 82: Order to Col. Brown-Fort Williams (April 7th, 1814) John Coffee, Brig. General

Item 83: Note from John Coffee, Col. Cavalry (March 23rd, 1813)

Item 84: Brigade Orders-Fort Strother (March 18th, 1814) John Coffee, Brig. General

Item 85: Letter from John Coffee, Col. Cavalry to General Jackson (March 12th, 1814)

Item 86: Letter from John Coffee to “Sir” {The Hon. John Armstrong-Secretary of War} (March 4th, 1814)

Item 87: Order to Col. Robert & Major John H. Gibson-Nashville (Feb. 18th, 1814) John Coffee, Brig. General

Item 88: Letter from John Coffee, B.G. to “Dear Sir” {Major General A. Jackson} (Feb. 17th, 1814)

Item 89: Order to Captain Charles Kavanaugh-Fayetteville (Feb. 4th, 1814) John Coffee, Brig. General

Item 90: Unfinished letter to General Jackson (Feb. 3rd, 1814)

Item 91: Pursuant to General Orders-Huntsville (Feb. 2nd, 1814) John Coffee, Brig. General

Item 92: Note from John Coffee, Brig. General (Jan. 31st, 1814)

Item 93: Letter from John Coffee, Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry & Mounted Riflemen to “Sir” {Major General Andrew Jackson} (Jan. 15th, 1814)

Item 94: Note from Andrew Jackson, Major General (Jan. 15th, 1814)

Item 95: Letter from John Coffee, U.S. Command M to “Sir” {The Hon. James Monroe-Secretary of State} (March 15th, 1816)

Item 96: Unfinished letter to “Dear General” (April 23rd, 1804)

Item 97: Unfinished Memorandum (No place and No date noted)

Item 98: Note from John Coffee, Col. C & Rifle (No place and No date noted)

Item 99: Note from John Coffee (No place and No date noted)

Item 100: Note from JC (No place and No date noted)

Item 101: Unfinished letter (No place and No date noted)

Item 102: Note of guilty verdict from ------ Allcorn (President) (No date)

Item 1: Approval of this note by John Coffee, Col. Commanding (No date)

Item 103: Letter from John Coffee (Dec. 29th, 1817)

Item 104: Court Martial notice from John Coffee, Brig. General (Oct. 14th, 1814)

Item 105: Letter from Lieut. Col. James Lauderdale on court martial trial (No date)

Series 2: Indian Wars #2

Item 1: Letter from John Coffee, C.C. to General Jackson (10/22/1813)

Item 2: Letter from John Coffee, C.C. to General Jackson (10/6/1813)

Item 3: Letter from John Coffee, Col. Volunteer Co. & M. Riflemen to General Jackson (10/6/1813)

Item 4: Letter from John Coffee, C.C. to “Dear General” (10/4/1813)

Item 5: Letter from John Coffee, C.C. to General Jackson (10/4/1813)

Item 6: Letter from John Coffee to “Dear General” (4/19/1813)

Item 7: Letter from John Coffee, Brig. General to “Dear General” (4/11/1813)

Item 8: Orders-Tennessee line (4/9/1813) John Coffee, C.C.

Item 9: Letter from A. Haynes to Col. Coffee (4/7/1813)

Item 10: Orders-Camp at Colbert’s ferry (4/7/1813) John Coffee, C.C.

Item 11: Letter from Alssa Kingsley, Captain & Dist. Paymaster to Maj. A. Haynes (4/6/1813)

Item 12: Letter from John Coffee to General Jackson (4/5/1813)

Item 13: Letter from John Coffee, C.C. to “Dear General” (4/4/1813)

Item 14: Letter from John Coffee, Col. Cavalry to Maj. General Jackson (3/13/1813)

Item 15: Orders-Camp Jackson (2/27/1813) John Coffee, Col. Cavalry

Item 16: Letter from John Coffee, Brig. General Tenn. Vol. Cavalry & Mounted Riflemen to Maj. General Jackson (1/14/1814)

Item 1: Short note from Major General Andrew Jackson

Item 17: Note from John Coffee, Brig. General (1/9/1814)

Item 18: Letter from John Coffee, Brig. General to Capt. William R. Help, forage Master (1/8/1814)

Item 19: Letter of request from John Coffee, Brig. General to General Jackson (1/7/1814)

Item 20: Letter from John Coffee, Brig. General to General Jackson (1/7/1814)

Item 21: Letter of request from John Coffee, Brig. General to Major General Jackson (1/7/1814)

Item 22: Letter from John Coffee, Brig. General to Maj. General Andrew Jackson (5/1/1814)

Item 23: Brigade Orders-Huntsville (6 --- 1814) from John Coffee, Brig. General of Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry & Mounted Riflemen Unit

Item 24: Letter from John Coffee, Brig. General of Cavalry & Mounted Riflemen to Col. Perkins (1/1/1814)

Item 25: Unfinished letter to “Dear General” (12/30/1813)

Item 26: Unfinished letter to Maj. General Jackson (12/29/1813)

Item 27: Letter from John Coffee, Brig. General Cavalry & Mounted Riflemen to Major General Jackson (12/28/1813)

Item 28: Note from John Coffee, Brig. General of Cavalry & Riflemen (12/27/1813)

Item 29: Letter from John Coffee to General Jackson (12/27/1813)

Item 30: Note from John Coffee, Brig. General of Cavalry & Riflemen (12/24/1813)

Item 31: Letter from John Coffee to General Jackson (12/23/1813)

Item 32: Letter from John Coffee to General Jackson (12/23/1813)

Item 33: Letter from John Coffee, B.G. to “Dear General” (12/22/1813)

Item 34: Letter from John Coffee “To the Officers & Soldiers composing the Rifle Regiment of Tennessee Volunteers” (12/21/1813)

Item 35: Letter from John Coffee, B.G. to General Jackson (12/20/1813)

Item 36: Letter from John Coffee, Brig. General to Major General Jackson (12/18/1813)

Item 37: Brigade Orders-Huntsville (Dec. 18th, 1813) John Coffee, Brig. General of Cavalry & Riflemen

Item 38: Letter from John Coffee to “Dear General” (12/17/1813)

Item 39: Letter from John Coffee, Brig. General Cavalry & Riflemen to “Dear General” (12/17/1813)

Item 40: Letter from John Coffee to Cols. Allen & Allcorn (12/17/1813)

Item 41: Brigade Orders-Huntsville (Dec. 17th, 1813) John Coffee, Brig. General of Cavalry & Riflemen

Item 42: Letter of Arrest from John Coffee, Brig. General Cavalry & Riflemen (12/16/1813)

Item 43: Orders-Huntsville (12/14/1813) John Coffee, Brig. General of Cavalry & Riflemen

Item 44: Letter from John Coffee to General Jackson (12/12/1813)

Item 45: Note from John Coffee, Brig. General of Cavalry & Mounted Riflemen (12/11/1813)

Item 46: Note from John Coffee, Brig. General to Lt. Col. Dyer (12/11/1813)

Item 1: Note from John Coffee, Brig. General to Brigade Quarter Master (12/11/1813)

Item 47: Letter from John Coffee, Brig. General of Cavalry & Mounted Riflemen to “Dear General” (12/10/1813)

Item 48: Brigade Orders from John Coffee, Brig. General of Cavalry & Mounted Riflemen (No place and No date)

Item 49: Brigade Orders-Huntsville (Dec. 7th, 1813) John Coffee, Brig. General of Cavalry & Mounted Riflemen

Item 50: Letter of Arrest from John Coffee, Brig. General of Cavalry & Mounted Riflemen (Dec. 1813)

Item 51: Letter from John Coffee to General Jackson (11/23/1813)

Item 52: Note from John Coffee, Brig. General of Cavalry & Mounted Riflemen (11/23/1813)

Item 1: Note from John Coffee. Brig. General of Cavalry & Mounted Riflemen (11/23/1813)

Item 53: Order from John Coffee, Brig. General of Cavalry & Mounted Riflemen to Capt. Eli Hammond (No date)

Item 54: Brigade Orders-Camp Strother (Nov. 15th, 1813) from John Coffee, Brig. General of Cavalry & mounted Riflemen

Item 55: Orders-Camp Strother (Nov. 7th, 1813) from John Coffee

Item 56: Brigade Orders-Fort Strothers (Nov. 6th, 1813) from John Coffee, General of Brigade Cavalry & Riflemen

Item 57: Brigade Orders-Ten Island (Nov. 5th, 1813) John Coffee, Brig. General of Cavalry & Riflemen

Item 58: Letter from John Coffee, Brig. General of Cavalry & Mounted Riflemen (No date)

Item 59: Letter from John Coffee, Brig. General of Cavalry & Mounted Riflemen (No date)

Item 60: Brigade Orders-Camp Bradley (Oct. 31st, 1813) John Coffee, Brig. General of Cavalry & Mounted Riflemen

Item 61: Note from John Coffee, Brig. General to Major N.B. Rose, Brigade Quarter Master (10/30/1813)