The next meeting of the Middle Tennessee CWRT will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 16 at the Heritage Center of Murfreesboro and Rutherford County (225 West College Street in Murfreesboro).
This month’s featured speaker is Dr. Michael Bradley. Bradley will present a program based on his most recent book, “Nathan Bedford Forrest’s Escort and Staff.”
Most staff officers and escort members of famous Civil War generals have faded into obscurity. However, the escort company and staff officers of Nathan Bedford Forrest were held in awe by men on both sides of the conflict during the war and long after, and they continue to be held in esteem as figures as legendary as Forrest himself.
Not merely guards or couriers, these men were an elite force who rode harder and fought more fiercely than any others. Bradley will discuss the symbiotic relationship between Forrest and his men, and how their unusual abilities as fighters, thinkers and leaders made for a team of men who formed a unique brotherhood that lasted long after the war. A testament to their loyalty is the fact that the escort is the only Confederate unit whose numbers were greater when they surrendered than when the unit was organized.
The Middle Tennessee Civil War Round Table meets every third Tuesday of the month at the Heritage Center of Murfreesboro and Rutherford County in Murfreesboro.
Membership applications are available at each meeting. Membership costs $15 per year for individuals and $20 for families. All meetings are open to the public regardless of membership status. Each meeting will include time for interested parties to share stories and memorabilia from the Civil War era with the membership.
For more information, visit www.mtcwrt.org or contact Jim Lewis at 615-243-6830 (before 8 p.m.) or by e-mail at mtcwrt@comcast.net. |
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