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Battle of Nashville 1864 Battle of Nashville 1864
Nashville, Battle of (1864).After losing the Battle of Atlanta, John B. Hood in November 1864 took the Confederacy's chief western army into Tennessee in a quixotic campaign to reverse the situation. Opposing him was George H. Thomas, who would have a very substantial force once he gathered the... Read more
Nashville Nashville
Nashville city (1990 pop. 487,969), state capital, coextensive with Davidson co., central Tenn., on the Cumberland River, in a fertile farm area; inc. as a city 1806, merged with Davidson co. 1963. It is a port of entry and an important commercial and industrial center. The city has railroad shops... Read more
Grand Ole Opry Grand Ole Opry
GRAND OLE OPRY GRAND OLE OPRY began in Nashville, Tennessee, in November 1925 as weekly radio broadcasts playing old time, or hillbilly (later called country and western), music from the fifth floor of the National Life and Accident Insurance Company building. Founded by George Dewey Hay, known... Read more
John Bell Hood John Bell Hood
John Bell Hood 1831-79, Confederate general in the American Civil War, b. Owingsville, Ky. He resigned from the army (Apr., 1861) and entered the Confederate service 1862. He fought in the Peninsular campaign and at the second battle of Bull Run (Aug., 1862) and was promoted to the rank of major... Read more
Fort Donelson Fort Donelson
Fort Donelson , Confederate fortification in the Civil War, on the Cumberland River at Dover, Tenn., commanding the river approach to Nashville, Tenn. After capturing Fort Henry, on the Tennessee River (Feb. 6, 1862), General Ulysses S. Grant, on Feb. 12, marched his men 12 mi (19 km) to Fort... Read more
George Henry Thomas George Henry Thomas
George Henry Thomas 1816-70, Union general in the American Civil War, b. Southampton co., Va. He served in the Seminole War and in the Mexican War. Later he taught at West Point and served in Texas. As a brigadier general of volunteers, he was sent to Kentucky, where he defeated the Confederates at... Read more
Battle of Stones River Battle of Stones River
Stones River, Battle of (1862–63).Stones River—also known as the Battle of Murfreesboro—was one of the costliest engagements of the Civil War in Tennessee. Following the failure of his Kentucky campaign the previous fall, Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg positioned his Army of... Read more
John Bell John Bell
John Bell 1797-1869, American statesman, b. near Nashville, Tenn. A leading member of the Nashville bar, he served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1827-41), was speaker in 1834, and for a few weeks in 1841 was Secretary of War under President William Henry Harrison. At first a Jacksonian,... Read more
Ingram Industries Inc Ingram Industries Inc
Ingram Industries, Inc. One Belle Meade Place4400 Harding RoadNashville, Tennessee 37205U.S.A.Telephone: (615) 298-8200Fax: (615) 298-8242Web site: http://www.ingram.com Private CompanyIncorporated: 1938 as Wood River Oil and Refining CompanyEmployees: 6,500Sales: $2.07 billion (2000)NAIC:... Read more
Jim Lauderdale Jim Lauderdale
Jim LauderdaleSinger, songwriter Jim Lauderdale has made a name for himself as one of Nashville's leading singer-songwriters. In addition to cutting his own critically acclaimed albums, he has written songs for such established stars as George Strait, Vince Gill, Kathy Mattea, and Kelly Willis,... Read more

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