The Stones River National Battlefield celebrates 90 years!
March 3, 1927, Congress authorized money to acquire land for the Stones River National Military Park.
Battlefield tour spotlights Cemetery Community
Nancy De Genarro, The Daily News Journal, February 19, 2017 It’s hard to imagine that homes, barns, vineyards and churches once stood on the stark landscape of native grasses and woods at Stones River National Battlefield. The Cemetery Community settled shortly after the end of the Civil War and was…
Celebration of the community of Cemetery at the Stones River National Battlefield
Saturday, February 18, 2017, Frank Caperton, Vice President of the Friends of the Stones River Battlefield, President of the Rutherford County (Tennessee) Historical Society Murfreesboro physician George Smith sharing stories of the Evergreen Graveyard, located on N.W. Broad Street. Saturday, February 18, 2017 was an incredible celebration of the community…
February 9, 2017 Board Meeting Photos
Let it be said – the Friends Board WILL have fun! Park Superintendent Brenda Waters rewarded us all with Cracker Jacks to honor the efforts of Board members Ed Davis and President Mike Liles for signing our first corporate sponsor – Trust Point Hospital.
Hallowed Grounds: Touring the Cemetery Community
Following the Civil War, a Freedmen’s community known as Cemetery emerged on the landscape where the Battle of Stones River had raged. Park rangers along with representatives of the African American Heritage Society of Rutherford County, the Friends of Stones River National Battlefield and Middle Tennessee State University will take…