Preservation group hoping to increase size of Stones River National Battlefield
July 31, 2019, The Daily News Journal, Andrew Wigdor The American Battlefield Trust is asking for donations from the public to help it purchase 42 acres of Stones River National Battlefield land by the end of 2019 or early 2020. The trust hopes to close on the land, which is not…
Olde Towne Brass at Oaklands Mansion
July 13, 2019, Oaklands Mansion, Murfreesboro, Tennessee The time was 0400, 13 July, 1862. The place was the Maney Plantation, north of the sleepy town of Murfreesborough, Tennessee. Colonel Nathan Bedford Forrest used surprise, daring and military genius to surprise and defeated the 9th Michigan in the shadow of Oaklands…
GE sale for battlefield preservation expected by October
July 9, 2019, The Murfreesboro Post, Jason Reynolds The sale of the GE/O’Reilly distribution center to a battlefield preservation coalition is still pending and should happen by the fall, a state official said, and a preservation organization is collecting money to make the deal happen. Nina Scall, director for programs…
Open House at the Stones River Battlefield
June 13, 2019 It was a full house at the Stones River National Battlefield Visitor Center Thursday night as the weather was splendid, the food was plentiful, the entertainment was beautiful and the information was significant.
As Civil War sites attract fewer visitors, Stones River National Battlefield sees growing attendance
WTVF, Channel 5, June 2, 2019 MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WTVF) — As the number of visitors at Civil War sites across the country are declining, battlefields in the mid-state’s backyard are able to buck the trend. Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported declining attendance at some of the nation’s most…