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Late-19th century map showing Fort Blount in relation to Bledsoe's Station and other 18th-century outposts in Tennessee's Upper Cumberland region. In 1788, the governor of North Carolina commissioned the construction of a road to connect the Washington District of what is now East Tennessee with the Mero District in Middle Tennessee, to make it easier for travellers to cross the rugged ...
The Guns of August (published in the UK as August 1914) is a 1962 book centered on the first month of World War I written by Barbara W. Tuchman. After introductory chapters, Tuchman describes in great detail the opening events of the conflict. The book's focus then becomes a military history of the contestants, chiefly the great powers.
The regiment moved to Fort Morgan, Alabama on April 3, 1864. On August 12, 1864, Brigadier General Asboth, U.S.A., reported: "The garrison at Fort Morgan numbers 600 men, 400 from the 1st Alabama Artillery, 200 from the 1st Tennessee Artillery, with General Page in command, and determined to hold the fort till the last man."
This is a list of properties and historic districts in Tennessee that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. There are over 2,000 in total. There are over 2,000 in total. Of these, 29 are National Historic Landmarks .
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In November 1864, Maj. Gen. John C. Breckinridge undertook an expedition into East Tennessee from Virginia to secure the countryside for food and forage and to drive the Federals from the area. A Federal force under the command of Brig. Gen. Alvan C. Gillem had advanced beyond Greeneville , but retired in front of the larger Confederate force ...
In a large city that struggles with gun violence, Metro Nashville police have seized more than 15,000 firearms just in the past six years. So what happens to most of those guns?
Edward Porter Alexander (May 26, 1835 – April 28, 1910) was an American military engineer, railroad executive, planter, and author. He served first as an officer in the United States Army and later, during the American Civil War (1861–1865), in the Confederate Army, rising to the rank of brigadier general.