Susan Harber, The Daily News Journal, May 22, 2017 Liberty Hill and Sam Davis Home are two invaluable Civil War structures serving as the quintessence of history in our growing town of Smyrna. With great gratitude for extensive research from Native American historian Pat Cummins, I have assembled a story…
Susan Harber, The Daily News Journal, May 15, 2017 Henry Shaw of the Coleman Scouts was the son of Thomas Shaw, who came to America from Scotland and settled in both Lancaster, Pa., and North Carolina. Thomas established roots in Robertson County in 1821 and made Clarksville his home. Living…
WRKN News, Murfreesboro, TN, May, 1, 2017 MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WKRN) – Sunday’s storms brought down a tree at the Stones River National Battlefield that could’ve been standing during the Civil War. It’s hard to tell exactly how old the tree was because it was already badly damaged from a storm…
Greg Tucker, Murfreesboro Post, April 25, 2017 Sophie took care of Sophie! Educated in Philadelphia, Alfred H. Dashiell came to Tennessee in the 1830s as president of the Nashville Female Academy. After four years at the Academy, he entered the ministry and served four years as pastor of the Presbyterian…
Susan Harber, The Daily News Journal, December 11, 2016 Every Rutherford County citizen is familiar with McFadden’s Ford, a shallow Stones River crossing in Murfreesboro that was the site of a crucial Civil War combat. Yet, it is intriguing to revisit this story and seek new discovery. Jim Lewis, longtime…
Susan Harber, The Daily News Journal, December 11, 2016 Every Rutherford County citizen is familiar with McFadden’s Ford, a shallow Stones River crossing in Murfreesboro that was the site of a crucial Civil War battle. Yet, it is intriguing to revisit this story and seek new discovery. Jim Lewis, longtime…
Susan Harber, The Daily News Journal, June 5, 2016 General Barksdale Drive in Smyrna is a longstanding homage to a man of local heritage, who has been portrayed in the films ‘Gettysburg’ and ‘Gods and Generals’. William Barksdale Sr (1778-1834) and Nancy Lester, immigrants from England, gave life to a…
Nancy De Gennaro, Daily News Journal, May 2, 2016 After nearly four decades with the National Park Service, Stones River National Battlefield’s Chief of Operations Gib Backlund hung up his ranger hat to retire. His official first day of retirement is Monday. He recently sat down with The Daily News Journal to…
November 26, 2015, Frank Caperton, Rutherford County Historical Society Within this circle lies the remains of over 2,000 gallant Confederate soldiers who gave their lives in the battles in and around Murfreesboro during The War Between the States, 1861-1865. They were first buried on the battlefield where they died defending…
Murfreesboro City Television, March 11, 2015