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Category: Civil War
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…
Grand Army of Republic connected to Stones River
January 3, 2010, Mike West, The Murfreesboro Post President’s Father died here in 1863 Once a powerful organization, the Grand Army of the Republic has slipped to an almost forgotten footnote to the Civil War. The GAR was organized by Dr. Benjamin F. Stephenson on April 6, 1866, in Decatur,…
Modern communication was key to Union success
September 13, 2009, Mike West, The Murfreesboro Post Constant communication was key to Union Army of the Cumberland’s success in Middle Tennessee. Constant communication was key to Union Army of the Cumberland’s success in Middle Tennessee. And what was the secret behind that in the days before radio? The Army…
Civil War resources abound
The Murfreesboro Post, April 3, 2009 Stones River National Cemetery: The federal government established Stones River National Cemetery by means of an order issued by Major Gen. George H. Thomas to Brig. Gen. Horatio Van Cleve on March 29, 1864. Assistant Quartermaster Captain John Means selected the site, designed the…
Harding ‘evidence’ bolsters Stones River battlefield accounts
As published in the Murfreesboro Post, Mike West , Managing Editor, July 20, 2008 Artifacts found last weekend near the site of the Harding House attest to some of the key moments of the Battle of Stones River. Dr. Tom Nolan, director of MTSU’s Laboratory for Spatial Technology, along with…
Archaeologists to pinpoint Harding House/ brick kiln site
As published in the Murfreesboro Post, July 10, 2008 Dr. Tom Nolan, director of MTSU’s Laboratory for Spatial Technology, will lead the way in conducting a geospatial archaeological survey this month to recover and map artifacts from the Battle of Stones River and create a permanent spatial record of their…
Metal Detectors gather near the Stones River Battlefield to begin search for Civil War artifacts near the Harding House site
As published in the Murfreesboro Post, July 6, 2008 Some 40-50 artifacts were recovered July 12 near the Stones River Battlefield on the first day of the Harding House Civil War History Survey, a geospatial/archaeological project that is being conducted this month on land slated for development this summer. Dr.…
Union army destroyed historic church
The Murfreesboro Post, June 1, 2008 Citizens angered by cemetery desecration During the occupation of Murfreesboro, few things infuriated local residents more than the destruction of First Presbyterian Church and the desecration of the City Cemetery by Union troops. There has been an unprecedented destruction of property both private and…
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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…
Grand Army of Republic connected to Stones River
January 3, 2010, Mike West, The Murfreesboro Post President’s Father died here in 1863 Once a powerful organization, the Grand Army of the Republic has slipped to an almost forgotten footnote to the Civil War. The GAR was organized by Dr. Benjamin F. Stephenson on April 6, 1866, in Decatur,…
Modern communication was key to Union success
September 13, 2009, Mike West, The Murfreesboro Post Constant communication was key to Union Army of the Cumberland’s success in Middle Tennessee. Constant communication was key to Union Army of the Cumberland’s success in Middle Tennessee. And what was the secret behind that in the days before radio? The Army…
Civil War resources abound
The Murfreesboro Post, April 3, 2009 Stones River National Cemetery: The federal government established Stones River National Cemetery by means of an order issued by Major Gen. George H. Thomas to Brig. Gen. Horatio Van Cleve on March 29, 1864. Assistant Quartermaster Captain John Means selected the site, designed the…
Harding ‘evidence’ bolsters Stones River battlefield accounts
As published in the Murfreesboro Post, Mike West , Managing Editor, July 20, 2008 Artifacts found last weekend near the site of the Harding House attest to some of the key moments of the Battle of Stones River. Dr. Tom Nolan, director of MTSU’s Laboratory for Spatial Technology, along with…
Archaeologists to pinpoint Harding House/ brick kiln site
As published in the Murfreesboro Post, July 10, 2008 Dr. Tom Nolan, director of MTSU’s Laboratory for Spatial Technology, will lead the way in conducting a geospatial archaeological survey this month to recover and map artifacts from the Battle of Stones River and create a permanent spatial record of their…
Metal Detectors gather near the Stones River Battlefield to begin search for Civil War artifacts near the Harding House site
As published in the Murfreesboro Post, July 6, 2008 Some 40-50 artifacts were recovered July 12 near the Stones River Battlefield on the first day of the Harding House Civil War History Survey, a geospatial/archaeological project that is being conducted this month on land slated for development this summer. Dr.…
Union army destroyed historic church
The Murfreesboro Post, June 1, 2008 Citizens angered by cemetery desecration During the occupation of Murfreesboro, few things infuriated local residents more than the destruction of First Presbyterian Church and the desecration of the City Cemetery by Union troops. There has been an unprecedented destruction of property both private and…