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Nashville — December 1864
In 1864, Confederate General John Bell Hood moved north into Tennessee in an attempt to engage General William T. Sherman. Hood marched to Nashville to capture the Union supply depot. Unfortunately for the Henry L. Norvell family, their plantation “Leafy … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Ancestry, Battle of Nashville, C.S.A., Civil War, Family History, John Bell Hood in Tennessee, Nashville History, Norvell Family History, Tennessee History, Union Army, US Army
Tagged Battles 1864, Civil War, CSA Nashville, Hood's Waste Nashville, John Bell Hood, Nashville Tennessee, Norvell History, Union Nashville
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Wild in the Streets — Washington DC 1968-1971
From 1968-1971, before I entered flying training, I was assigned to a staff position in a command post in Washington, D.C. This was a time of great upheaval in America. In April 1968, two months after I arrived at Bolling … Continue reading
Posted in 1960s Turmoil, Air Force, American History, Ancestry, AntiWar Protests, Family History, Martin L King Death, Norvell Family History, Social History, Veterans, Vietnam Protests, Washington DC
Tagged 1960s Turmoil, Air Force, antiwar Vietnam, Dr King Deat, Protests Vietnam, Vietnam War, Washington
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Citizen Soldiers
In teaching a course on Gettysburg this fall, I have come to think a lot about the citizen soldier. Several generations of the Norvells in my family served our nation, many finding themselves in the front lines: — Lipscomb … Continue reading
Posted in Air Force, American History, Ancestry, Family History, Marine Corps History, Mexican War, Michigan History, Nashville History, Revolutionary War, Social History, Tennessee History, Texas, Texas History, Union Army, US Army, US Army Air Corps, Vietnam War, Virginia History, War of 1812, World War Ii
Tagged Battle of Gettysburg, Buffalo Soldiers, Civil War, James City County Virginia, Kentucky, Nashville, Nashville City Cemetery, Nashville Tennessee, World War II
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Gettysburg — Some thoughts II
Gettysburg today is considered to be the decisive battle in the Civil War. And that is what 19th century commanders strived for– the one big knock out punch that removed the enemy from the field. Yet at the time, … Continue reading
At Gettysburg – Part I
Four of the six Norvell brothers in the Union Army fought in the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863, considered to be the turning point in the Civil War. Freeman Norvell was on Culp’s Hill, and Edwin Forrest Norvell and Dallas Norvell … Continue reading
Riverview
For many years the question of an early Norvell plantation was raised. In a 1937 issue of the William and Mary Quarterly, a picture of a house called Riverview appeared that was attributed to having been the Norvell home. … Continue reading
Washington in 1968
In 1968, I was a newly minted Air Force second lieutenant stationed in Washington DC. My initial duty was at Bolling Air Force Base in the South east part of the city on the Potomac. There I reported on February … Continue reading
Leafy Lot Plantation and the War Between the States
In the 1840s Henry Laurence Norvell and his bride, Laura Jane Sevier Norvell, took possession of their new farm. Henry was the eldest son of Moses Norvell, an early Nashville newspaper publisher, banker, and politician. Laura Jane Sevier was the … Continue reading
Escape at Goliad
William Lawrence Norvell, son of Joshua Norvell and Catherine Crist Norvell was born March 1813 and died before 1900 in New York City. With the death of his mother in 1814, he was given to the care of his uncle … Continue reading
Letters to Mr. Jefferson
Americans today view their president for the most part as a distant figure, protected by the secret service, and for the most part unreachable. It is surprising then to note that in the 19th century, Americans often wrote to the … Continue reading
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