Civil War columns

"Close vote in 1854 changed Nashville's history" -- a column about the Methodist Publishing House, South. Click here.
"Deadly mistake: General Zollicoffer rode up to the wrong troops" -- Click here.

"Great Panic: Fueled by fear as war encroached, Nashville turned into a ghost town in 1862" -- Click here.

"Strange but true stories about Tennessee's bloodiest battle" -- a column about Shiloh. Click here.

"State law, not federal law, freed Tennessee's slaves" -- debunking one of the great myths about the Civil War. Click here.

"The incredible story behind Lincoln's university: Why is there a university named for Lincon near the Cumberland Gap?" -- Click here.

"Ten things that make Andrew Johnson a fascinating person" -- He was, among other things, the ONLY U.S. senator from a seceding state that didn't withdraw from Congress. Click here.

"University of Tennessee: Northern ties to a Southern School" -- click here.