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Category Archives: Historical tidbits
What Happened to Andrew Thomas Sampley?
In late October 1861 a company of men from Stevenson, Jackson County, Alabama enlisted in the 42nd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry, C. S. A. They made their way to Camp Cheatham, just north of Nashville, Tennessee. There on October 31, 1861 … Continue reading
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The Guns of August
August 4 marks the 100th anniversary of the invasion of Belgium by Germany, the start of what was then known as the Great War. Countless books have been written about the war and continue to be published. I set about … Continue reading
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Confederate Veterans Reunion
One hundred years old Greenville was inundated with thousands of older gentlemen, the vast majority of whom were Confederate veterans of the Civil War. For the second year in a row, the city hosted the Texas Confederate Veteran Reunion. Most … Continue reading
Confusion along the Red River
In October 1963, Ambassador Fletcher Warren wrote a series of articles for the Wolfe City Sun entitled “A History of Northern Hunt County.” In it he described the land around the Wolfe City area and much of the rest of … Continue reading
How Did Cooper Get Its Name?
Delta County has a unique landscape and history. Surrounded on two sides by the North Sulphur River and the Middle Sulphur River, the county was not created until 1870, much later than adjacent counties. It was carved out of land … Continue reading
Hero or Terrorist?
On Sunday, June 28, 1914, in the small city of Sarajevo, Bosnia, a nineteen-year-old Bosnian Serb fired at Crown Prince Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary. The assassination was successful. Both the Crown Prince and his wife Sophie died within moments. The … Continue reading
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The Revolutionary Revolution
Two hundred thirty-eight years ago this month, a group of highly intelligent and extremely articulate men met in Philadelphia as part of the Second Continental Congress. The weather was hot and muggy, there was no air-conditioning, not even a fan, … Continue reading
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Juneteeth
One hundred forty-nine years ago last week General Gordon Granger and his Union troops landed at Galveston, bringing glorious news for some and disastrous news for other residents on the island. Immediately after landing, Granger read General Orders # 3 … Continue reading
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Bankhead Highway
Have you ever driven on the Bankhead Highway? Probably you have but just weren’t aware of it. The Bankhead Highway was the second transcontinental road in the United States; the first completely paved from East Coast to West Coast and … Continue reading
Movies and Opera Houses
Shortly after the arrival of the railroads in 1880, two Greenville merchants turned the upper floors of their stores into Opera Houses. On the west side of the square was the Rainey. Alexander “Sandy” Cameron ran the Cameron Opera House … Continue reading