- The Tilford-Wendel HomeMay 1, 2022, Researched and written by Barry Lamb “When shall we three meet again?When the hurlyburly’s done,When the battle’s lost and won.Then shall we three meet again.”Sarah Jane Keeble The foregoing doleful, yet poetic sentiments of a wife and mother who missed her beloved husband, David Deaderick Wendel, and dear son, William Wendel, were…
- Evergreen Cemetery No Longer a City PropertyMay 1, 2022, Greg Tucker, Rutherford County Historian The 150-year-old Evergreen Cemetery in Murfreesboro is no longer owned and operated by the City. As of April 1, 2022, the real and personal property of the cemetery transferred to a non-profit corporation. The transfer will not cause any change in personnel or operations, but will focus…
- William Roberts of the Coleman ScoutsJanuary 13, 2022, research by Carol Robertson White William Roberts enlisted in the 2nd Tennessee Cavalry in Hayes Blackman’s Company of McCann’s Gunners in 1861. Roberts soon became a Coleman Scout under Captain Henry Shaw of Smyrna. His main duty was to follow enemy movement and interrupt communications, operating in the rear of the enemy…
- Stories from the Stones River National Battlefield look back at wartime 159 years agoJanuary 3, 2022, Tayla Courage, The Murfreesboro Post National Park Service Rangers make it a point to share the stories of the everyday people who found themselves battling through the Civil War in the heart of Tennessee 159 years ago. On a drizzly afternoon last week, Ranger Jim Lewis led a group of about 15…
- The Harding HouseEllen Snell Coleman, the Summer of 1984 When Giles Scales Harding and Mary Hollowell Blackman married they movedto their two story log house. It was located in the Blackman area just offthe Manson Pike. This house served the family well for many years. Sometime before the War between the States, Mr. Harding decided to build…