The Briens of Nashville is a genealogy and family history of the Brien Family. It begins with William Bryan of North Carolina. It traces his children and grandchildren into Kentucky and Tennessee. The book concentrates on the children of Elisha Brien: John Smith Brien, Manson Milner Brien, Paschal Winston Brien, Alfred Watson Brien, Livingston Brien, and James C. Brien. They played interesting roles in Tennessee and Vicksburg, Mississippi, before, during and after the Civil War. The genealogy continues with the descendants of Elisha's children.