Local Civil War history

Nashville - 

Interesting video detailing the story of a local soldier in the 20th TN Company I -The Hermitage Guards. 

If you are from this area, might just recognize the names of the Captains of Company I - John Watkins, Timothy Dodson, Willis Cotton and William Binkley. Organized June 1861 and assembled at Camp Trousdale with 880 men. Less than 40 would return home after the war. 

The 20th TN Colonels were Joel Battle, Thomas Benton Smith and William M Shy. Those names also should be familiar - there’s a Benton Smith rd and  Shy’s Hill in the area where the final battle of Nashville was fought. 

I’ve been to LC Hessey’s grave and I’ve walked all over the very farm where he raised his family. 

I’m very proud to call his great grandson my friend. 

https://youtu.be/gvNWsx3M_vw

1970 Stewarts Ferry

Interestingly enough, if that driver on Stewart's Ferry had crossed over the new Percy Priest dam, odds are very good that his passage was recorded by undercover FBI agents.  They kept a running list of every vehicle over the dam - make, model, color, year, tag number and registration. A redacted copy is available on our facebook page, link on the right. Check the FILES section.

about the cover image ...

The image I chose for the background here was taken along the Stewarts Ferry pike in 1970.  I like the stark black and white, the mist and the lone driver...

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