Stones River Walking Tour
Murfreesboro City Television, March 11, 2015
Category: Civil War
History Break “Union Artillery Demonstration” – Stones River National Battlefield
Murfreesboro City Television, March 11, 2015
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…
Remembering Rutherford: Diary provides real story of Confederate renegade
Remembering Rutherford, Daily News Journal, November 23, 2014, Gregg Tucker A renegade Confederate terrorized Rutherford County residents, killing one, before he was mortally wounded by a victim’s neighbor. It is factually correct that Dewitt “Dee” Smith was a Rutherford native from the Mechanicsville community. He fought with the Confederate forces…
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.
Coleman Scouts daring men with extraordinary lives
May 22, 2013, Susan Harber, The Daily New Journal William Roberts, William Montfort Street and John Davis were four daring Coleman Scouts. William Roberts 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…
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…
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History Break “Union Artillery Demonstration” – Stones River National Battlefield
Murfreesboro City Television, March 11, 2015
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…
Remembering Rutherford: Diary provides real story of Confederate renegade
Remembering Rutherford, Daily News Journal, November 23, 2014, Gregg Tucker A renegade Confederate terrorized Rutherford County residents, killing one, before he was mortally wounded by a victim’s neighbor. It is factually correct that Dewitt “Dee” Smith was a Rutherford native from the Mechanicsville community. He fought with the Confederate forces…
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.
Coleman Scouts daring men with extraordinary lives
May 22, 2013, Susan Harber, The Daily New Journal William Roberts, William Montfort Street and John Davis were four daring Coleman Scouts. William Roberts 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…
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…