Stones River National Battlefield and more than a dozen local partners invite you to join thousands of volunteers as we work together to preserve Civil War, Revolutionary War, and War of 1812 battlefields and historic sites across the nation on Saturday April 1, 2017. Registration begins at 8:30 AM at…
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…
WGNS Radio, Murfreesboro, TN Since 1992 Wreaths Across America has honored the sacrifice of our Military Veterans at National Cemeteries across the United States by laying a memorial wreath on the graves of veterans. When a single Wreath is laid on the grave of a veteran, volunteers are asked to…
On Saturday December 17, 2016, members of the Rutherford County community will gather at Stones River National Cemetery to honor veterans during the Christmas season as part of Wreaths Across America Day. Local squadrons of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) are gathering wreath donations and will conduct the Wreaths Across…
WGNS Radio, Murfreesboro, TN The October edition of “Murfreesboro Storytellers,” hosted by John Hood, features Stones River National Battlefield (SRNB) on the 100th Anniversary of the National Park Service (NPS). CityTV viewers learn about the battlefield from the new superintendent and a longtime park ranger. SRNB is a major tourism…
