Army of Tennessee

As the semster ends, my intro to U.S. history students are quickly approaching the Civil War. Last week we looked at two Mexican War-era li...

As I sit in cooped up in my office on this dreary April day, I am reminded that 147 years ago tens of thousands of men were doing precisely ...

I had a thought during a discussion last week on the contentious issue of mountain top removal coal mining (MTR) when someone mentioned tha...

Just a quick note to mark the 147th Anniversary of the Battle of Shiloh. The first battle for the Army of Mississippi, soon to be known as t...

Just a reminder for everyone that tomorrow, April 4 th , is Park Day, the Chickamauga and Chattanooga NMP is participating as are other si...

Bedford Forrest still makes it into a lot of newspapers. Here is a story from last week about the Wizard. Memphis' Forrest Park on Nati...

For the readers in the Atlanta area there is going to be an opportunity to learn about a interesting Confederate Officer, General John C. Va...