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Tag Archives: Tennessee
Space, “Western Theater” not the Final Frontier
(Editor’s Note: The ECW YouTube page will feature videos from Phill’s trip over the next few weeks, kicked off by this discussion, which is also available as an ECW Podcast.) Recently, I had the opportunity to visit a few battlefields … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Civil War Trails, Emerging Civil War, Memory, Monuments, National Park Service, Photography, Preservation, Ties to the War, Western Theater
Tagged Alabama, Albert Sidney Johnston, Battle of Fort Donelson, Battle of Shiloh, Confederacy, Emerging Civil War, Fort Donelson National Battlefield, Friends of Vicksburg National Military Park, Kentucky, Mississippi, National Park Service, Phillip S. Greenwalt, Shiloh National Military Park, Siege of Vicksburg, Tennessee, Ulysse S. Grant, Western theater
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Saving History Saturday: Tennessee Battlefields Receive Grants For Preservation
Exciting preservation news appeared in the Nashville press early this week. Part of a $900,000 grand has been awarded to Civil War sites in Tennessee for battlefield preservation. In total, the grant will fund the opportunities to save approximately 111 … Continue reading
Posted in Preservation
Tagged Battlefield Preservation, Saving History Saturday, Tennessee
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Saving History Saturday: Tennessee and Virginia Battlefields Receive Major Preservation Grants
Over the past few weeks, seven battlefields in Tennessee and Virginia received major preservation grants through national, state, and private funding programs. Between the two states, nearly $3 million is being dedicated to preserve and protect threatened land. This is … Continue reading
Posted in Preservation
Tagged Fisher's Hill, Opequon, Salem Cemetery, Saving History Saturday, Stones River, Tennessee, Virginia, Wauhatchie
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Civil War Trails: Greeneville Tennessee
When was the last time you visited eastern Tennessee? Well, we may have a reason for you to visit again very soon. Greeneville, is nestled in to the hills of East Tennessee, just a few miles from the mountainous North … Continue reading
Question of the Week: 1/28-2/3/18
Did you know that Tennessee ranks second on the state list for most Civil War battles? (Virginia was #1, in case you’re wondering.) So…which battle or campaign in Tennessee do you think was most important? Why?
Preservation News: Historic Preservation a Focus for Tennessee in 2019
Tennessee has made it clear to its citizens and to the country – historic preservation is a priority for 2019. In Franklin, the Heritage Foundation of Williamson County made it public that they support the creation of a statewide tax … Continue reading
Posted in Preservation
Tagged Preservation, preservation news, Shiloh National Military Park, Tax Credits, Tennessee, Williamson County
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Podcast Additional Resources: “Forgotten? The Tullahoma Campaign”
Let’s giveaway some information and links for the additional resources related to our newest podcast! (Yeah, we know the additional resources usually appear on the blog on the following week after the new podcast’s release, but as we checked the … Continue reading
Posted in Campaigns, Podcast
Tagged ECW Podcast, podcast resources, Tennessee, Tullahoma, Tullahoma Campaign, Western theater
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Preservation News: American Battlefield Trust’s 2018 State Leadership Award for Preservation Efforts
We’re pleased to share this press release from American Battlefield Trust about a representative who has championed preservation efforts. Charles Sargent, a veteran leader of the Tennessee House of Representatives, will receive the American Battlefield Trust’s State Leadership Award for … Continue reading
Preservation Opportunity in the Western Theater
Our friends at the Civil War Trust sent along this announcement and opportunity to preserve more battlefield ground in the Western Theater. Continue reading for more information about this opportunity and how you can get involved.
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Trails, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Monuments, National Park Service, Preservation
Tagged Battlefield Preservation, Brown's Ferry, Civil War Trust, Fort Donelson, Franklin, Tennessee
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Civil War Echoes: Pearl Harbor
Today 75 years ago the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, catapulting the United States into World War II – a conflict that turned out to be the country’s bloodiest save for the Civil War. Many of the U.S. ships in Pearl … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Leadership--Federal, Navies, Ties to the War, Western Theater
Tagged Admiral David G. Farragut, Antietam Campaign, Battle of Antietam, Battle of Gettysburg, Battle of Mobile Bay, Battle of the Wilderness, Battle of Wilderness, Bennet Place, blockade, California, CSS Virginia, David Dixon Porter, David Farragut, Early's invasion of Maryland, Fall of New Orleans, Fort Fisher, Japan, Medal of Honor, Monitor, Monitor and Merrimac, New Orleans, Pearl Harbor, Roger B. Taney, St. Louis, Tennessee, USS Cumberland, USS Monitor, West Virginia, West Virginia statehood, World War II
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