Trousdale is located in the town of Hartsville, which is the county’s only city. According to the Trousdale County website, the original settlers in Hartsville, Tennessee were Charles Donoho, Sarah(Brooks) Donoho, James Hart, Sarah(Hamilton) Hart, and their children. When they settled in the city each family settled beside the creek. One family settled on the east side of the stretch and the other family settled on the west side of the creek.
In Trousdale County from the Tennessee Encyclopedia, Durbin(2009) acknowledges that Trousdale County is the smallest county in the state of Tennessee. According to Durbin(2009), Trousdale County was named after a soldier who fought in the Mexican- American war, William Trousdale. Durbin(2009) goes on to state that later …show more content…
Catterall mentions how badly the Civil War disrupted the economy of Hartsville and surrounding farms, entirely. The Union forces occupied Hartsville for the vast majority of the war. Although Colonel Morgan's raid was a minor setback for the North’s war efforts, the Union troops began to recapture the town. Catterall does not ignore the sensitive topic of slavery during the Civil War. When speaking about the Civil War, slavery is mentioned because that was one of the reasons that the war even began. Catterall states that in Tennessee many scholars have suggested that the state's overall treatment of enslaved Africans were the worse out of the other confederate states.
Catterall explains that when the Civil War ended many southerners were upset because the mass production of cotton ceased. This became a problem because this was the primary agricultural product when corn, oats, wheat, and tobacco became the leading crops. Catterall also speaks about the economy within Trousdale County. The town had many mass productions happening and the railroads would go on to help the economy from
In Trousdale County from the Tennessee Encyclopedia, Durbin(2009) acknowledges that Trousdale County is the smallest county in the state of Tennessee. According to Durbin(2009), Trousdale County was named after a soldier who fought in the Mexican- American war, William Trousdale. Durbin(2009) goes on to state that later …show more content…
Catterall mentions how badly the Civil War disrupted the economy of Hartsville and surrounding farms, entirely. The Union forces occupied Hartsville for the vast majority of the war. Although Colonel Morgan's raid was a minor setback for the North’s war efforts, the Union troops began to recapture the town. Catterall does not ignore the sensitive topic of slavery during the Civil War. When speaking about the Civil War, slavery is mentioned because that was one of the reasons that the war even began. Catterall states that in Tennessee many scholars have suggested that the state's overall treatment of enslaved Africans were the worse out of the other confederate states.
Catterall explains that when the Civil War ended many southerners were upset because the mass production of cotton ceased. This became a problem because this was the primary agricultural product when corn, oats, wheat, and tobacco became the leading crops. Catterall also speaks about the economy within Trousdale County. The town had many mass productions happening and the railroads would go on to help the economy from