Making Music Sylvester Winchester A website co-sponsored by Vanderbilt University Libraries, Middle Tennessee State University Walker Library, and the MTSU Center for Historic Preservation, with generous support from the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area.
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Sylvester Winchester | Shades of Gray and Blue
“I don’t believe we can have an army without music,” exclaimed Confederate General Robert E. Lee after hearing a military brass band in 1864.1 Brass bands playing patriotic tunes inspired young men to enlist for both the North and South. Regimental bands regularly performed for dress parades, military formations, and entertainment. Both Union and Confederate […]
James Cameron | Shades of Gray and Blue
Walking a Fine Line James Cameron A website co-sponsored by Vanderbilt University Libraries, Middle Tennessee State University Walker Library, and the MTSU Center for Historic Preservation, with generous support from the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area.
C.A. Haun Parting from His Family before His Execution | Shades of Gray and Blue
Walking a Fine Line Christopher Haun A website co-sponsored by Vanderbilt University Libraries, Middle Tennessee State University Walker Library, and the MTSU Center for Historic Preservation, with generous support from the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area.
About the Project | Shades of Gray and Blue
This project is a collaborative effort of the Middle Tennessee State University Walker Library, the Center for Historic Preservation at Middle Tennessee State University, and Vanderbilt University Libraries. We are grateful to those organizations and to the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area, which provided major funding for the project’s planning and implementation. Additional funding […]
Hanging of Fry and Hensie | Shades of Gray and Blue
Walking a Fine Line Christopher Haun A website co-sponsored by Vanderbilt University Libraries, Middle Tennessee State University Walker Library, and the MTSU Center for Historic Preservation, with generous support from the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area.
shades_harp_0005 | Shades of Gray and Blue
A website co-sponsored by Vanderbilt University Libraries, Middle Tennessee State University Walker Library, and the MTSU Center for Historic Preservation, with generous support from the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area.
Parson Brownlow and the Unionists of East Tennessee | Shades of Gray and Blue
Capturing the Flag Susan Brownlow A website co-sponsored by Vanderbilt University Libraries, Middle Tennessee State University Walker Library, and the MTSU Center for Historic Preservation, with generous support from the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area.
Execution of Jacob Harmon | Shades of Gray and Blue
Walking a Fine Line Christopher Haun A website co-sponsored by Vanderbilt University Libraries, Middle Tennessee State University Walker Library, and the MTSU Center for Historic Preservation, with generous support from the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area.
Wooden Heart Open | Shades of Gray and Blue
Visualizing The War Samuel Bell Palmer A website co-sponsored by Vanderbilt University Libraries, Middle Tennessee State University Walker Library, and the MTSU Center for Historic Preservation, with generous support from the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area.
Tennessee Centennial Exposition Birds Eye | Shades of Gray and Blue
Making Music Civil War Commemoration at the Tennessee Centennial The Persistence of Memory Reunions and Tourism A website co-sponsored by Vanderbilt University Libraries, Middle Tennessee State University Walker Library, and the MTSU Center for Historic Preservation, with generous support from the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area.
Ochs Tombstones | Shades of Gray and Blue
The Persistence of Memory Monuments and Cemeteries A website co-sponsored by Vanderbilt University Libraries, Middle Tennessee State University Walker Library, and the MTSU Center for Historic Preservation, with generous support from the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area.
McKissacks | Shades of Gray and Blue
As American blacks made the transition from slavery to freedom, many used the trades they had practiced while involuntarily shackled to the institution of thralldom to construct new lives for themselves and their families. One such individual was Moses McKissack (1790-1865) of the West African Ashanti tribe. As a slave, he belonged to William McKissack, who, […]
RippaVilla Plantation | Shades of Gray and Blue
Building a Future McKissacks A website co-sponsored by Vanderbilt University Libraries, Middle Tennessee State University Walker Library, and the MTSU Center for Historic Preservation, with generous support from the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area.