History Break “Union Artillery Demonstration” – Stones River National Battlefield
Murfreesboro City Television, March 11, 2015
Category: Civil War
History Break “Nathan Bedford Forrest” – Stones River National Battlefield
Murfreesboro City Television, February 25, 2015 n July 13, 1862, in what is known as the first Battle of Murfreesboro, Nathan Bedford Forrest and his raiders’ (Texas and Georgia Rangers) defeated Union units (9th Michigan Infantry & 3rd Minnesota) camped at Oaklands and at the Courthouse in Murfreesboro.
History Break “Lieutenant H.F. Nuckles Kentucky” – Stones River National Battlefield
Murfreesboro City Television, January 5, 2015 Stones River National Battlefield volunteer Mike Warfield reads a letter, written by Lieutenant H.F. Nuckles, 4th Kentucky (Orphan Brigade), February 9, 1863, more than a month after the Battle of Stones River. The letter notifies the family of fallen Confederate soldier, Henry Hall, killed…
History Break “Slaughter Pen” – Stones River National Battlefield
Murfreesboro City Television, September 11, 2014 The Stones River National Battlefield presents “The Slaughter Pen” which occurred during the Battle of Stones River.
Lonely monuments provide history, mystery
DAILY NEWS JOURNAL, GREG TUCKER, 5/25/2014 Monuments and markers are found all across Rutherford County. Some placed by various government entities. Many privately placed in hundreds of Rutherford cemeteries. Some are of curious origin and uncertain history: Julius C. Wade A tall, artistic monument graces the northeast corner of the…
Stones River National Battlefield
Murfreesboro City Television, October 2, 2013 The Battle of Stones River was a major factor in determining the outcome of the Civil War. Staff of the Stones River National Battlefield talk about the battle itself and the impact of the battlefield today.
Months leading up to historic battle offered brief joy
Shirley Farris Jones, The Murfreesboro Post, November 25, 2012 As Thanksgiving Day approached and the good folks of Murfreesboro began their preparations, they had much to celebrate and more to be thankful for than they might have imagined just a few months prior. Deep down, most Confederate sympathizers knew their…
Sam Davis Home video, City of Murfreesboro
Murfreesboro City TV, April 13, 2012
New STONES RIVER BATTLEFIELD Entrance Is Open!
WGNS Radio, November 16, 2011 The new roadway was completed in time for the anniversary of this Civil War battle. The Battle of Stones River began on the last day of 1862 and was one of the bloodiest conflicts of the Civil War. The battle produced important military and political…
Genteel lifestyle depended on ‘Duskies’
As published by the Daily News Journal, Sunday, February 6, 2011 By Greg Tucker, President Rutherford County Historical Society There was a vast social distance between the wealthy Rutherford County upper class of the 1900s and the slave descendants of the period, but the practical relationships were close and often…
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History Break “Nathan Bedford Forrest” – Stones River National Battlefield
Murfreesboro City Television, February 25, 2015 n July 13, 1862, in what is known as the first Battle of Murfreesboro, Nathan Bedford Forrest and his raiders’ (Texas and Georgia Rangers) defeated Union units (9th Michigan Infantry & 3rd Minnesota) camped at Oaklands and at the Courthouse in Murfreesboro.
History Break “Lieutenant H.F. Nuckles Kentucky” – Stones River National Battlefield
Murfreesboro City Television, January 5, 2015 Stones River National Battlefield volunteer Mike Warfield reads a letter, written by Lieutenant H.F. Nuckles, 4th Kentucky (Orphan Brigade), February 9, 1863, more than a month after the Battle of Stones River. The letter notifies the family of fallen Confederate soldier, Henry Hall, killed…
History Break “Slaughter Pen” – Stones River National Battlefield
Murfreesboro City Television, September 11, 2014 The Stones River National Battlefield presents “The Slaughter Pen” which occurred during the Battle of Stones River.
Lonely monuments provide history, mystery
DAILY NEWS JOURNAL, GREG TUCKER, 5/25/2014 Monuments and markers are found all across Rutherford County. Some placed by various government entities. Many privately placed in hundreds of Rutherford cemeteries. Some are of curious origin and uncertain history: Julius C. Wade A tall, artistic monument graces the northeast corner of the…
Stones River National Battlefield
Murfreesboro City Television, October 2, 2013 The Battle of Stones River was a major factor in determining the outcome of the Civil War. Staff of the Stones River National Battlefield talk about the battle itself and the impact of the battlefield today.
Months leading up to historic battle offered brief joy
Shirley Farris Jones, The Murfreesboro Post, November 25, 2012 As Thanksgiving Day approached and the good folks of Murfreesboro began their preparations, they had much to celebrate and more to be thankful for than they might have imagined just a few months prior. Deep down, most Confederate sympathizers knew their…
Sam Davis Home video, City of Murfreesboro
Murfreesboro City TV, April 13, 2012
New STONES RIVER BATTLEFIELD Entrance Is Open!
WGNS Radio, November 16, 2011 The new roadway was completed in time for the anniversary of this Civil War battle. The Battle of Stones River began on the last day of 1862 and was one of the bloodiest conflicts of the Civil War. The battle produced important military and political…
Genteel lifestyle depended on ‘Duskies’
As published by the Daily News Journal, Sunday, February 6, 2011 By Greg Tucker, President Rutherford County Historical Society There was a vast social distance between the wealthy Rutherford County upper class of the 1900s and the slave descendants of the period, but the practical relationships were close and often…