All marriages contracted and entered into during the War Between the States (1861-1865) and duly solemnized, are declared valid, and the issue of these marriages are declared legitimate.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-3-308
Marriages during War Between the States validated
Acts 1865-1866, ch. 58, § 1; Shan., § 4199; mod
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