Tucked in the back of the Memphis National Cemetery is a piece of Tennessee and U.S. history that is often forgotten. Under two stately trees, more than 100 Black U.S. soldiers are buried. Those ...
On April 12, 1896, General Nathan Bedford Forrest led 2,500-3,000 Confederate troops to overtake Fort Pillow, in southwest Tennessee, located 40 miles north of Memphis. A garrison of 600 union ...
SIKESTON, Mo. -- A Sikeston history teacher's second book will offer a different view of a controversial Civil War battle. Rick Justice has been Civil War enthusiast for decades. The book, which ...
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