Posted on May 29th, 2008 by admin
I came across this 3/29/1864 letter below from Col. Hurst to B.H. Grierson concerning Hurst’s own accusations of atrocities being committed by the other side, specifically Nathan Bedford Forrest. I want to come back to this letter for other reasons later, but wanted to post a quick thought on one particular sentence in […]
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Filed under: B.H. Grierson, Civil War, Civil War in Tennessee, Guerilla Warfare, Burning of Jackson, That Demon Called Hurst, Nathan Bedford Forrest, Official Record, Col. Fielding Hurst
Posted on May 29th, 2008 by admin
Col. Hurst in the Official Record of the War:
March 29,1864 - Col. Hurst complaining out Forrest atrocities.
White’s Station, May 29, 1864
Brig. Gen. B.H. Grierson,
Memphis, Tenn.
Dear Sir: Allow me to trouble you with some facts of great interest to me and my friends, and to which I desire to call your serious […]
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Filed under: Civil War, Civil War in Tennessee, B.H. Grierson, Guerilla Warfare, Nathan Bedford Forrest, Official Record, Col. Fielding Hurst
Posted on May 20th, 2008 by admin
(Hurst Mansion shrouded in ghostly fog. Tennessee Hauntings )
I am not a ghost hunter, but seem to have an appreciation of Purdy in common with ghost hunters. Even I was impressed with the ghostly fog, assuming Cheech and Chong were not standing just out of frame.
Tennessee Hauntings has some great, new, current pictures (at […]
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Filed under: Ghost Hunters, Haunted, Civil War in Tennessee, Ghosts, Ghost of Fielding Hurst, Purdy, Col. Fielding Hurst, Hurst Mansion, TN
Posted on May 6th, 2008 by admin
The title of this post sounds like a bad Harry Potter novel. I just love running across posts like the following. It just goes to show how whacked out some of the stories about Col. Hurst have become in the time since his passing. Lots of these stories involve Fielding being murdered […]
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Filed under: Ghost Hunters, Ghosts, Haunted, Civil War, Civil War in Tennessee, Ghost of Fielding Hurst, That Demon Called Hurst, TN, Purdy, Col. Fielding Hurst, Hurst Mansion, Hurst Nation
Posted on April 14th, 2008 by admin
These are some pictures taken on a trip to Purdy, TN to visit the Hurst Mansion some years ago. At this time, the property was owned by the county and they were investigating turning it into a museum. Those plans fell through and a new owner owns the property. Apparently, this owner […]
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Posted on April 14th, 2008 by admin
From the FIGUERS FAMILY PAPERS (.pdf), I would love to read the actual memoir letter itself containing the mention of Col. Hurst, but can’t find it. If you have it, send it or a link to me please. Also, Cheairs’ Rippavilla mansion has held up a little better than Fielding’s “mansion”. […]
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Filed under: Civil War in Tennessee, Civil War, Col. Fielding Hurst
Posted on April 12th, 2008 by admin
Col. Hurst in the Official Record of the War:
March 24,1864 - Col. Hurst gets some marching orders; “Hang upon and harass” Forrest. “Forage upon secession sympathizers.”
HDQRS. CAVALRY DIVISION, SIXTEENTH ARMY CORPS, Memphis, Tenn., March 24, 1864.
Col. FIELDING HURST,
Cmdg. Sixth Tennessee Cavalry:
COL.: Information having been received that Forrest with a considerable force of cavalry, […]
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Filed under: B.H. Grierson, Civil War, Civil War in Tennessee, Guerilla Warfare, Official Record, Nathan Bedford Forrest, Timeline, Col. Fielding Hurst
Posted on March 14th, 2008 by admin
Col. Hurst in the Official Record of the War:
March 22,1864 - Nathan Bedford Forrest Field Report
HDQRS. DEPT. OF THE WEST TENN., AND NORTH MISS., In the Field, March 22, 1864.
Brig.-Gen. BUCKLAND or COMDG. OFFICER U. S. FORCES, Memphis, Tenn
GENERAL.: I have the honor to transmit the inclosed report, prepared from a thorough investigation […]
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Filed under: '$5139.25', Civil War, Civil War in Tennessee, Burning of Jackson, Official Record, Col. Fielding Hurst, Nathan Bedford Forrest, TN
Posted on October 13th, 2007 by admin
Great article by Roy Morris Jr. on the Battle of Fort Pillow and how Col. Hurst help precipitate this battle and just how much Hurst was hated by his arch-enemy, Nathan Bedford Forrest.
Battle of Fort Pillow
As Nathan Bedford Forrest’s tired, angry Confederates moved into place around Fort Pillow, their commander demanded its unconditional surrender. ‘Should […]
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Posted on September 12th, 2007 by admin
This marker is in Bethel Springs, TN. Word is that almost a century after his death, the people of Purdy refused to allow the parker to be placed in their town. They compromised by letting them put it down the road in Bethel Springs. I would love to hear from someone with some first hand […]
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Filed under: Civil War, Civil War in Tennessee, Purdy, TN, Bethel Springs, Hurst Nation
