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Hoofbeats in the Heartland: Civil War Cavalry in Tennessee - Heritage Hall

Customs House Museum and Cultural Center - Clarksv

July 18-September 29, 2008

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A traveling exhibit put together by the Tennessee State Museum to explore the development and impact of mounted warfare in Tennessee during the Civil War. 

Drawing upon artifacts, photographs, drawings, and art from the collection of the Tennessee State Museum, the exhibition explores seven thematic areas: (1) Leaders (commanders such as Nathan Bedford Forrest, John Hunt Morgan, Samuel Carter, and John Wilder), (2) Troopers, (3) Horses and Mules, (4) Occupation and the home front, (5) Spies, Scouts, Partisans and Guerillas, (6) Battles in Tennessee, and (7) the Legacy. Each section includes photos, graphics, and original artifacts explaining the role of mounted warfare during the Civil War era.

Due to mounted warfare, the home front often became the battle field as mounted soldiers skirmished on the streets of Memphis, Murfreesboro, Greeneville, and hundreds of towns and communities across the state. Indeed, every county of the state felt the impact of Union and Confederate cavalry thundering across the state as part of a raiding party, occupation force, or guerilla band. Hoofbeats in the Heartland was funded in part by a grant from the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area.

Helpful Information: Children under age 14 must be accompanied by an adult at all times and in all areas of the Museum. Free parking for Museum visitors is available behind the Museum at the top of the hill off South Second Street. Sundays are free for everyone!

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  Tickets: Free/Museum members and Children under 6, $5/Adults, $4/Seniors 55 and up, $2/College students with picture ID, $1/Children ages 6-18

  Info Phone: (931) 648-5780

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  Dates:
  July 18-September 29, 2008

  Times:
  Tuesday-Saturday 10:00am to 5:00pm, Sunday 1:00pm to 5:00pm, Closed Mondays and major holidays

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  Customs House Museum and Cultural Center - Clarksville

  200 South Second Street Clarksville, TN 37040

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