As published in the Murfreesboro Post, Mike West, Managing Editor, February 12, 2007 Have you ever wondered what life was like when Murfreesboro was occupied during the Civil War? Do you know the different architectural styles that grace the city’s historic neighborhoods? Have you questioned where the county’s place names…
Mike West, The Murfreesboro Post, January 28, 2007 Did the sacrifice of one knight win the day for the Union at the Battle of Stones River? Maj. Gen. William S. Rosecrans apparently believed it did. The knight in question was Col. Julius P. Garesché, Rosecrans’ chief of staff, whose life…
Lisa Marchesoni, Murfreesboro Post, January 24, 2007 Destruction caused by a powerful tornado looked “like somebody had dropped bombs” throughout the Southridge subdivision 10 years ago. Veteran sheriff’s Lt. Joe Gray said the tornado ripped through his neighborhood Friday, Jan. 24, 1997, destroying homes four blocks away. “It looked like…
Erin Edgemon, The Murfreesboro Post, January 7, 2007 A county wide organization with a mission to educate, advocate for and ensure the preservation of Rutherford County’s culture and history is seeking members. The demolition of the antebellum Hiram Jenkins House this summer and the encroachment of MTSU on historic downtown…
As published in the Murfreesboro Post, December 26, 2006 Organization of the Fourteenth Army Corps, or Army of the Cumberland, The Stone’s River or Murfreesborough, Tenn., Campaign. DECEMBER 26, 1862-JANUARY 5, 1863 Maj. Gen. William S. Rosecrans, U.S. Army, commanding ARTILLERY. Col. JAMES BARNETT. PROVOST GUARD. 10th Ohio, Lieut. Col. Joseph W.…
As published in the Murfreesboro Post, December 31, 2006 Organization of the Army of Tennessee, The Stone’s River or Murfreesborough, Tenn., Campaign. DECEMBER 26, 1862-JANUARY 5, 1863 General Braxton Bragg, CS, Commanding POLK’S CORPS. Lieut. Gen. LEONIDAS POLK. FIRST DIVISION. Maj. Gen. B. F. CHEATHAM. First Brigade. Brig. Gen. DANIEL…
As published in the Murfreesboro Post, Mike West, Managing Editor, December 31, 2006 Dawn of December 31, 1862 brought a bitter surprise to the right wing of the Federal Army of the Cumberland. Gen. Alexander M. McCook, who was in command of that portion of the army, had spent a…
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As published in the Murfreesboro Post, Mike West, December 31, 2006 Just like many other issues raised by the Civil War, the origins, meaning and intent of the song, “Dixie,” remains a topic of debate. Both Confederate and Union troops had their own favorite songs both patriotic and sentimental. “The…
As published in the Murfreesboro Post, Mike West, Managing Editor Writer Wednesday, December 26, 2006 One day after Christmas 1862, the Federal Army of the Cumberland moved out of Nashville with the intent of attacking the Confederate Army of Tennessee near Murfreesboro. The U.S. troops were under the command of Maj.…