Posted on March 16th, 2008 by admin
Col. Hurst in the Official Record of the War:
March 24,1863 - Mason Brayman Field Report
Skirmish at Pocahontas
BOLIVAR, March 24, 1863
Brig.-Gen. SULLIVAN:
Col. [Fielding] Hurst, with 100 West Tennessee Cavalry, is fighting about 400 at Pocahontas, and has sent for help. I send all I have, and have telegraphed to La Grange and Grand Junction to […]
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Filed under: Skirmish at Pocahontas, Official Record, Col. Fielding Hurst, Uncategorized
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 February 21st, 2008 by admin
Interesting blog from Civil War Memory that mentions our man, Fielding Hurst.
How Did This Article Make It Into North and South Magazine?
It’s bad enough that the latest issue of North and South magazine (Vol.10, No. 5) arrived completely mangled, but then I forced myself to wade through a god-awful article on the U.S. Army’s targeting […]
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Filed under: That Demon Called Hurst, Col. Fielding Hurst
Posted on December 10th, 2007 by admin
In the wake of Lincoln’s election, a convention of eight influential citizens of McNairy County
Richard Cross
Fielding Hurst
John H. Meeks
A.A. Sanders
Stanford L. Warren
Dew M. Wisdom
Congressman John V. Wright
met on December 3, 1860 to discuss its ramifications and future courses of action for their country and state.
(Hurst’s Wurst, Page 2)
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Filed under: Kevin D. McCann, Timeline, Hurst's Wurst, Early Settlers of McNairy Co., Purdy, Col. Fielding Hurst, TN
Posted on December 8th, 2007 by admin
(USS Tyler on the left side of this picture.)
Location: On board the wooden gunboat, USS Tyler. Rescued after escape and a week of hiding in the swamps. Participated in battle along with USS Lexington against a rebel battery at Pittsburg Landing. (Hurst’s Wurst, Page 13)
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Filed under: Pittsburg Landing, U.S.S. Tyler, Timeline, Hurst's Wurst, Col. Fielding Hurst, TN
Posted on December 7th, 2007 by admin
Tennessee officially left the Union on June 8, 1961. This was also to be the day changed the life of Fielding Hurst. If not for his outspoken opposition and his later imprisonment over this issue, we would no doubt not be thinking of the Colonel today. Incidentally, your webmaster did come from the David Hurst […]
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Filed under: Timeline, Col. Fielding Hurst, Purdy, TN
Posted on November 19th, 2007 by admin
I received the following picture via email from a HurstNation.com reader. She is the Great-great Niece of Fielding Hurst and comes from Fielding’s sister, Margaret. (Welcome aboard, cousin!)
This picture has been in her family for her whole life.
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Does anyone have any clue about the uniform he is wearing in this picture? […]
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Filed under: Col. Fielding Hurst
Posted on November 15th, 2007 by admin
OK, I enjoyed the ghost story posts a few weeks ago on Halloween as much as the next guy, but I really didn’t think much about it. Then today, I saw the new blog post on Kevin D. McCann’s site, Proof of a Ghost in the Hurst Home.
Kevin received a picture from Randy Lute […]
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Filed under: Ghost of Fielding Hurst, Ghosts, Ghost Hunters, Haunted, Kevin D. McCann, Hurst Mansion, TN, Purdy, Col. Fielding Hurst, Hurst Nation
Posted on October 31st, 2007 by admin
In the spirit of Halloween, I am posting a couple of stories sent to me by Alan Murray. This one is by Russell Ingle and ran in the Independent Appeal on 10/24/2007. While some facts in this story may be off (myth and mystery concerning Col. Hurst is not new) or confederate propaganda […]
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Filed under: Ghosts, Ghost Hunters, Haunted, Ghost of Fielding Hurst, That Demon Called Hurst, Purdy, Col. Fielding Hurst, Hurst Mansion, TN
Posted on October 31st, 2007 by admin
In the spirit of Halloween, I am posting a couple of stories sent to me by Alan Murray. This one is by Alan and ran in the Independent Appeal on 10/31/2002.
Is Purdy a real Ghost Town? By Alan Murray Staff Writer
In its heyday in the mid-1800’s, Purdy was described by A.W. Stowall […]
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Filed under: Ghost Hunters, Haunted, Ghosts, Ghost of Fielding Hurst, Col. Fielding Hurst, Purdy
