Extras

Lotz House | Mansions | TN Civil War 150
This Williamson County home still bears the scars from the Battle of Franklin.
Lotz House | Mansions | TN Civil War 150

Stones River | Battlefields | TN Civil War 150
Stones River had the highest percentage of casualties of any major Civil War battle.
Stones River | Battlefields | TN Civil War 150

Memorial Day-Stones River | Battlefields | TN Civil War 150
Visitors pay their respects each year at the Murfreesboro battlefield.
Memorial Day-Stones River | Battlefields | TN Civil War 150

Fort Negley | Battlefields | TN Civil War 150
Fort Negley became a cemetery for many African Americans forced to build it.
Fort Negley | Battlefields | TN Civil War 150

Fort Donelson Tour | Battlefields | TN Civil War 150
Despite turning back Union ironclads, rebels couldn’t turn back U.S. Grant.
Fort Donelson Tour | Battlefields | TN Civil War 150

Fort Donelson Relics | Battlefields | TN Civil War 150
Items from the Civil War are still being found at Fort Donelson.
Fort Donelson Relics | Battlefields | TN Civil War 150

Battle of Franklin | Battlefields | TN Civil War 150
This brutal battle would essentially end the Army of Tennessee’s ability to fight.
Battle of Franklin | Battlefields | TN Civil War 150

Battlefield Overview | Battlefields | TN Civil War 150
Tennessee’s battlefields serve as a reminder that such conflicts must never be repeated.
Battlefield Overview | Battlefields | TN Civil War 150

Battlefield of Nashville | Battlefields | TN Civil War 150
Against all odds, the Army of Tennessee tries to capture Tennessee’s capital.
Battlefield of Nashville | Battlefields | TN Civil War 150

Sharecropping | Aftermath | TN Civil War 150
Without access to land, choices about making a living were few for freedmen.
Sharecropping | Aftermath | TN Civil War 150

Old Glory | Civil War Figures | TN Civil War 150
Ever wonder how “Old Glory” got its name? Here’s the answer.
Old Glory | Civil War Figures | TN Civil War 150

Battlefield Shiloh | Battlefields | TN Civil War 150
It is said that the South never smiled again after “Bloody April.”
Battlefield Shiloh | Battlefields | TN Civil War 150

Impeach Johnson | Civil War Figures | TN Civil War 150
The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson.
Impeach Johnson | Civil War Figures | TN Civil War 150

TN National Battlefield | Monuments | TN Civil War 150
Tennessee is second only to Virginia when counting the number of Civil War battlefields
TN National Battlefield | Monuments | TN Civil War 150

Slave Dwellings | TN Civil War 150
The Slave Dwelling Project seeks to preserve existing slave cabins.
Slave Dwellings | TN Civil War 150

Jeff Davis Monument | Monuments | TN Civil War 150
The monument commemorates the birthplace of the president of the Confederacy.
Jeff Davis Monument | Monuments | TN Civil War 150

The Capitol at War | Monuments | TN Civil War 150
We know it as the State Capitol, but it was once a Civil War fortification.
The Capitol at War | Monuments | TN Civil War 150

Battle of Nashville | Monuments | TN Civil War 150
The result of this battle was a foregone conclusion: the end of the Army of Tennessee.
Battle of Nashville | Monuments | TN Civil War 150

Travelers Rest | Mansions | TN Civil War 150
This 18th Century home served as Confederate headquarters during the Battle of Nashville.
Travelers Rest | Mansions | TN Civil War 150

Sam Davis Home | Mansions | TN Civil War 150
This Smyrna mansion was the home of the “boy hero of the Confederacy.”
Sam Davis Home | Mansions | TN Civil War 150

Rippavilla | Mansions | TN Civil War 150
Confederate General Hood used this Spring Hill mansion as his headquarters.
Rippavilla | Mansions | TN Civil War 150

Hunt Phelan House | Mansions | TN Civil War 150
This historic Memphis mansion holds many Civil War secrets.
Hunt Phelan House | Mansions | TN Civil War 150

Carnton Mansion | Mansions | TN Civil War 150
This Franklin home was a Confederate hospital in 1864.
Carnton Mansion | Mansions | TN Civil War 150

Bleak House | Mansions | TN Civil War 150
The tower of this Knoxville mansion played a role in the battle that raged around it.