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Wessyngton | Shades of Gray and Blue
The outbreak of the Civil War brought drastic changes to the lives of the nearly 300 African Americans enslaved on Wessyngton Plantation. In 1860 Wessyngton was the largest tobacco plantation in America and held the largest enslaved population in Tennessee. For generations the slaves there had secretly prayed for their freedom. In February 1862, Nashville […]
Garden Plan of the Pillars | Shades of Gray and Blue
Holding Fast to Beauty Sarah Polk 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.
Fort Negley, Nashville, Tenn. | Shades of Gray and Blue
Building a Future McKissacks Wessyngton 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.
Susan Brownlow Sawyers Boynton | 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.
Bills Cottage | Shades of Gray and Blue
Holding Fast to Beauty Sarah Polk 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.
James Patton Brownlow | 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.
Richard Poynor | Shades of Gray and Blue
Richard Poynor (1802-1882) was born into slavery in Halifax County, Virginia. He settled in Williamson County, Tennessee, in 1816 with his master, Robert Poynor. When his owner died in 1848, Richard was valued at $450. After purchasing his freedom in the 1850s, he became known as one of the region’s more prolific and accomplished chair […]
Washington Family | Shades of Gray and Blue
Building a Future McKissacks Wessyngton 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.
Joseph Alexander Mabry, Jr. | Shades of Gray and Blue
Taking Care of Business Perez Dickinson 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.
Self Portrait | Shades of Gray and Blue
Walking a Fine Line James Cameron Holding Fast to Beauty Sarah Polk 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.
Map of Tennessee | Shades of Gray and Blue
Building a Future Gates P. Thruston Taking Care of Business Iron Industry 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.
Camp Near Kennesaw Mountain | 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.
Polk Place | Shades of Gray and Blue
Holding Fast to Beauty Sarah Polk 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.