More than a century after his passing, Private John Haap, a Civil War Army veteran, was honored with a tombstone dedication ...

In any case, the tale of Old Glory became a classic example of United States patriotism and a nickname for all American flags ...

How enslaved men forced the issue in East Tennessee Around the time of Johnson’s Eighth of August proclamation in 1863, the Union army was wrestling back East Tennessee.

From farms to forts to museums and libraries here are the 14 best free things for kids in Nashville! First, Where to Stay in Nashville Just in case you’re road tripping and like knowing the ...

On Dec. 15, 1864 — 160 years ago today — the Battle of Nashville began. Just weeks after his defeats at Spring Hill and Franklin, Confederate Gen. John Bell Hood again tried to take his Army ...

IrishCentral Contributor Joseph Gannon considers Cork-born General Pat Cleburne's proposal during the US Civil War.

There are nine National Parks in Mississippi. Mississippi's national park sites provide lots of recreational opportunities from taking a scenic drive along the Natchez Trace Parkway to exploring ...

From personal knowledge, I am prepared to say, that the material composing the cavalry, connected with the army, is of the highest order; and I have been assured by various well-informed sources ...

The Battle of Franklin took place Nov. 30, 1864, with nearly 20,000 Confederate soldiers in the Army of Tennessee, under Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood, fighting a similar number of federal troops ...

Known as "Old Reliable," William Joseph Hardee was the first Confederate general sent at the outbreak of the Civil War to Arkansas, where he organized a number of regiments.

At Fort Pillow, Confederates Massacred Black Soldiers After They Surrendered Targeted even when unarmed, around 70 percent of the Black Union troops who fought in the 1864 battle died as a result ...

By 1864, McClellan was out as the Union Army's commander and Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant was in. Grant went after Lee's Army of Northern Virginia by moving his own Army of the Potomac between Lee ...