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 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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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
