CIVIL WAR CAVALRY SEMINAR IN EAST TENNESSEE – FEBRUARY 28, 2009
The Knoxville Civil War Roundtable and the East Tennessee Historical Society are presenting a conference on Civil War Cavalry in Tennessee on Saturday, February 28, 2009. This will be in conjunction with the “Hoofbeats in the Heartland” traveling exhibit from the Tennessee State Museum which will be on display at the East Tennessee Historical Society.
Speakers include:
Dr. William Garrett Piston - historian and author – “A Family Affair: The Carter Brothers and Their Raid on East Tennessee, Dec. 1862-Jan. 1863”
TN State Representative Steve McDaniel – “Forrest’s 1862 West Tennessee Raid and the Preservation of Parker’s Crossroads”
Jim Ogden - Historian, Chickamauga-Chattanooga NMP - “Fighting Joe Wheeler’s October, 1863 Raid”
Dorothy Kelly - Knoxville CWRT – “The Yankees Pay a Visit to Knoxville: Sanders’ 1863 East Tennessee Raid.”
The event is only $35 and includes a lunch. For more information please call (865)215-8824 or visit the East Tennessee Historical Society’s web site at www.eastTNhistory.org. Please support our neighbors by attending this fine seminar.
CIVIL WAR CAVALRY SEMINAR AT BELLE MEADE PLANTATION IN NASHVILLE – March 27th and 28th, 2009
Mark your calendars for Friday, March 27th and Saturday, March 28th, 2009 for the “The Cavalry: A Conference On Mounted Warfare” to be held at Belle Meade Plantation in Nashville. Hosted by Belle Meade, the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area and the Tennessee State Museum, the event will feature lectures and tours related to cavalry operations in Middle Tennessee. It is being held in conjunction with the “Hoofbeats In The Heartland” touring exhibit from the Tennessee State Museum.
The event begins on Friday evening, March 27th with a program by Dr. Richard McMurry, “Uncompromising Secessionist: James Knox Miller and the 8th Confederate Cavalry.” On Saturday, March 28th, the luncheon program features Dr. Brian McKnight of Angelo State University in Texas with “Champ Ferguson: Tennessee Terror.”
Other Saturday programs include:
Myers Brown, Tennessee State Museum - “Loyal Cavaliers: Tennessee’s Unionist Cavalrymen” (based on his recent book)
Dr. Lonnie Maness, Univ. of Tennessee-Martin Emeritus, “Lightning Warfare: Forrest’s West Tennessee Raid”
Greg Biggs, Clarksville CWRT, “Turning The Tide: The Union Cavalry at the Battle of Shelbyville.”
Thomas Cartwright, former director of the Carter House State Historic Site, will conduct a tour of Belle Meade which was the site of a cavalry battle during the Battle of Nashville as well as CS Gen. James Chalmers’ headquarters during the fight. Registration is only $65 for the entire program with military, teachers and student discounts available.
For more details please call Jenny Lamb at Belle Meade at (615) 356-0501 (email interpretation@bellemeadeplantation.com) or Jeff Sellers at the Tennessee State Museum at (615)253-0142 (email jeff.sellers@state.tn.us). Registration deadline is March 20th, 2009.