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Topic: Greg Biggs
We are now in the midst of the 70th Anniversary of that offensive and historians from the Clarksville area including history faculty from Austin Peay State University will take part in presenting a series of programs that will educate, inform and enlighten the public as to the importance of this offensive. A highlight of one seminar will be actual World War 2 veterans that served in the Bulge fighting. ![]() 101st Airborne Division personnel retrieve an A-4 Aerial Delivery Container containing medical supplies. Photo taken in the Bastogne area. Resupply missions took place between 23-27 December 1944. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Events | No Comments
Battle of the Bulge Seminar Series to be held in Clarksville January – April 2015
We are now in the midst of the 70th Anniversary of that offensive and historians from the Clarksville area including history faculty from Austin Peay State University will take part in presenting a series of programs that will educate, inform and enlighten the public as to the importance of this offensive. A highlight of one seminar will be actual World War 2 veterans that served in the Bulge fighting. ![]() 101st Airborne Division personnel retrieve an A-4 Aerial Delivery Container containing medical supplies. Photo taken in the Bastogne area. Resupply missions took place between 23-27 December 1944. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Events | No Comments
Clarksville’s Customs House Museum December 2014 Exhibits and Activities
Some of the events in December at the Museum are: My Kingdom for a Horse, Battle of the Bulge: An Overview, Eric L Hansen: Blood Rescue, Noel Night, Miranda Herrick Book Signing, and Let’s Find: Toys.. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Events | No Comments
Civil War Battle at Fort Donelson teaches principles of Leadership to Fort Campbell’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team “Strike” leadersWritten by Sgt. Charlene Moler
The concept of a staff ride is to learn from historical battles by understanding what happened, the reason for the outcome of the battle and how those lessons can be applied in present conflicts. ![]() Officers and senior enlisted with 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), gather around a cannon used during the civil war by the confederates defending Fort Donelson, September 28th. The cannons were used with other defense techniques to keep the encroaching Union soldiers at bay. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
Fort Defiance Video “Crossroads of Change” Earns Award for Editing Excellence
![]() The multi-award winning video “Crossroads of Change, Clarksville, Tennessee 1861-1865,” airs daily at Fort Defiance Civil War Park and Interpretive Center. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Arts and Leisure | No Comments
Clarksville’s Civil War Roundtable presents Ed Bearss at the Customs House Museum July 18th
Ed is a combat wounded U.S. Marine who joined the National Park Service in the 1950s. Starting out at Vicksburg National Military Park as its historian, he rose to be the Chief Historian of the National Park Service and is retired from there as Chief Historian Emeritus. Ed is the most popular speaker on the Civil War lecture circuit today and is world renowned as a battlefield guide. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Events | 1 Comment »
Clarksville’s Civil War Story Video Wins Award from Tennessee Association of Museums
![]() Actor Keith McCoy portrays a member of the US Colored Troops in this scene from “Crossroads of Change, Clarksville, Tennessee 1861-1865.” The video was researched, written and filmed in Montgomery County and is based on local journals and diaries of the Civil War era. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
The Clarksville Civil War Roundtable’s next meeting is February 15th, 2012The 95th Meeting
The meetings topic is “Nashville – Siren’s Song of the Confederacy” «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Events | No Comments
Clarksville’s Civil War Story to Air on NPT2Clarksville, TN – “Crossroads of Change, Clarksville, Tennessee 1861-1865,” a locally-produced video providing a perspective of the impact of the Civil War upon Clarksville and its inhabitants during the years 1861 to 1865, will air on Nashville Public Television’s alternate channel, NPT2, on Saturday, October 22nd at 8:30pm, and Sunday, October 23rd at 4:30pm. The program is part of the Tennessee Channel, a four-hour block of programming featuring programs about the life of our state, which broadcasts simultaneously to all six public television networks across Tennessee. ![]() Actor Keith McCoy portrays a member of the US Colored Troops in this scene from “Crossroads of Change, Clarksville, Tennessee 1861-1865.” The video was researched, written and filmed in Montgomery County and is based on local journals and diaries of the Civil War era. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Events | No Comments
Clarksville Foundry Part of National Geographic Channel Special
National Geographic Channel’s two-hour special, “Secret Weapon of the Confederacy,” premiers Thursday, September 15th, at 8:00pm CT. The show includes footage filmed at Clarksville Foundry, and features onscreen appearances by foundry employees Larry Rye and Larry Hale. ![]() As part of reproducing a section of the Civil War submarine H.L. Hunley’s conning tower, Larry Hale of Clarksville Foundry melts iron for a casting that was used in the National Geographic Channel’s special “Secret Weapon of the Confederacy,” which premiers Thursday, September 15th. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
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