Army of the Tennessee

7th president of the United States of America, the face of the $20 bill, a war hero, a charismatic man, and a man who wanted to eliminate the Indian race. These are some things that the “admirable” and controversial Andrew Jackson was known for. Andrew Jackson was a president that has and still is heavily analyzed by historians because his impact on America for better or worse. To some, many may think Andrew Jackson is one of the greatest presidents ever. Nevertheless , there are mixed views on…

leaves Longstreet filled with questions and doubts. One of the crucial flaws that beset the Confederate Army was reconnaissance. Michael Shaara begins the book exposing…

Carolina where his family had moved from Pennsylvania. He was the oldest of ten children and his father always groomed him to take over the family farm but he proved too sickly and weak to handle the strenuous work. In 1806, his family moved to Tennessee but he would return to the state of his birth in order to pursue his education. He graduated from the University of North Carolina with honors on 1818. He pursued a career in law under a leading Nashville attorney Felix…

The Manhattan District was established on 18 June 1942, was meant to appear to outsiders as another Army Corps of Engineers district, it was named after the city where its headquarters was located. There were three primary Manhattan Project sites - Oak Ridge, Tennessee; Hanford, Washington; and Los Alamos, New Mexico - accounted for the bulk of the development and assembly work for the bomb, though important work took place in many places around the country. Manhattan was the location of key…

General Grant, who was born on April 27, 1822, in Point Pleasant Ohio, greatly helped win the Civil war by serving as the Union General. He was entrusted with command of all U.S. armies in 1864, by President Lincoln. And he also helped restore peace after the war was over. He had an uneventful childhood and was not a standout in his youth, shy and reserved, but was a remarkably skilled horseman. U. S. Grant’s father, Jesse Root Grant was a tanner, but as a boy U. S. Grant took no…

Confederates. Many of these women were abused and raped along this journey only to arrive in an unknown town without any way back and no means to support themselves or the children that taken. These women were placed in wagons and moved north into Tennessee with Sherman’s final destination being Indiana by railroad. This atrocity that was sanctioned by President Lincoln set the pace for his campaign that led down to Savannah from Atlanta and then North through South…

How many people have jumped on a bandwagon with loose wheels? Today, the Confederate battle flag finds itself in the center of much controversy in several states. Most people have jumped on a bandwagon saying, “the Confederate flag is a symbol of racism;” however, it should be viewed as a positive symbol of American history. Therefore, I’m here to ask all of you to look at the Confederate battle flag as a battle flag and a symbol of American history by learning about its history, the…

fighter. During September of 1861, the new general captured two victories for the Union. One of the first victories he obtained was when Paducah, Kentucky was captured, without firing a single shot. Shortly later, Grant had captured Fort Donelson in Tennessee. This battle marked the first major victory for the Union in the American Civil War. Ulysses S. Grant proved, by his actions, that he knew how to take charge. This display of power feared many who opposed the great leader. A famous…

Cool Korn As I sat down with one of the coaches, who is the defensive backs coach on the Tennessee State University (TSU) football staff, I noticed how Coach Korn reminded me of myself. My interviewee was Coach Korn, since I play offensive line, he is not one of my coaches. Coach Korn and I have had our occasional hi and bye’s, but until this interview I knew not much of him. I noticed a few things, one being that he has been interviewed before because when we sat down he showed no…

Ulysses S Grant became Colonel of the 21st Illinois Volunteer, but later that summer, President Abraham Lincoln promoted him to brigadier general. When his forces captured Fort Donelson in Tennessee during 1862, Grant achieved his first significant victory of the war. Over a year later in July 1863, Grant and his army captured Vicksburg,…