Fourth Legacy of Stones River Symposium: Remembering the Civil War in Tennessee
March 31, 2007
Rutherford County Courthouse, Murfreesboro
Sponsored by Stones River National Battlefield, the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area, and the MTSU History Department, the symposium focuses on the state’s commemoration stories and will include a Hallowed Ground tour of Stones River National Cemetery.
Did You Know? Martha Johnson Patterson, Andrew Johnson's daughter, said their slave Sam would boast that he was Johnson's servant. "But in truth," she continued, "Andrew Johnson belonged to Sam." According to family tradition, Andrew Johnson told Sam where he wished to be buried. more...