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This Is War: World War I Battlefield Replica Keeps Tennessee Military Memory Alive

By Lisa Budreau, Ph.D. This article appears in the Winter 2022 Issue of the Tennessee State Museum Quarterly newsletter. As visitors enter the Military Branch of the Tennessee State Museum at War Memorial Building, a bronze plaque near the entrance serves as a reminder that without the dedicated efforts of state librarian and historian, John T. Moore, and his veteran friend, Captain George Wellington Beerworth, the Museum’s 20th century military collection mig... Read More

Posted by Melina Ludwig at 3-2-22

The Volunteer State: Honoring Our Military Heritage

By Lisa M. Budreau, Ph. D. In the spring of 1919, the first contingent of Tennessee soldiers from the 30th Division arrived home from France. As they paraded through Nashville, where their glorious deeds in the First World War were hailed by massive, exuberant crowds, talks were already underway for a grand memorial to honor the sacrifice and service of all men and women. The earliest mass war of the twentieth century lasted four long years, from 1914 to 1918, with the United States enterin... Read More

Posted by Joseph Pagetta at 7-28-20

Military History

Tennesseans and the Korean War

By Matthew Gailani The Korean War has had many names since an armistice was signed at P’anmunjom on July 27, 1953. Historians have referred to it as a “forgotten war,” and, at the time, it was referred to as a “police action.” The reality is that the war that began 70 years ago this summer had massive international ramifications and cost millions of lives, many of which were Korean civilians. While the war was first and foremost a war between the Democratic Peo... Read More

Posted by Joseph Pagetta at 7-3-20