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Lawrenceburg’s Mysterious Cannonball
In 1956, a crew from the Lawrenceburg Street Department found something unusual buried beneath downtown Lawrenceburg. After the crew dug it up, foreman Ira Johnson examined it and determined that it was a cannonball. Beyond this, we know maddeningly little … Continue reading
In His Own Words: Forrest in Western Lawrence County
On this day 161 years ago, one of the South’s most formidable cavalrymen engaged the Union army on the Turnpike in northern and western Lawrence County. As General Nathan Bedford Forrest’s cavalry screened the movements of the infantry of the … Continue reading
The Bombardment of Lawrenceburg
In honor of the 161st anniversary of Hood’s push into Lawrence County, please enjoy these stories told by men who was present with the army during the action, in their own words. Robert L. Morris was part of the cavalry … Continue reading
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The Army of Tennessee in Western Lawrence County: A Veteran’s Account
In honor of the 161st anniversary of Hood’s push into Lawrence County, please enjoy this story told by a man who was present with the army during the action, in his own words. John Johnston, from West Tennessee, was a … Continue reading
Armistice Day in West Point
Did you attend a Veterans Day parade or ceremony yesterday? If you did, you continued a century-old tradition in Lawrence County. Veterans Day is observed on November 11. It has been known as Veterans Day since 1954. Prior to that, … Continue reading
The Battle of Lawrenceburg
On this day 162 years ago, Federal soldiers surrounded the courthouse in Lawrenceburg with torches at the ready after a brief fight in the streets. But quick thinking on the part of a local citizen saved our courthouse and our … Continue reading
Fightin’ Joe Fights in Lawrence County
On this day 161 years ago, Confederate General “Fightin’” Joe Wheeler was fightin’ in Lawrence County. The months leading up to Hood’s ill-fated Nashville campaign in the fall of 1864 saw a noticeable surge in Confederate guerrilla activity in Middle … Continue reading
The Execution of Andrew Blakemore
A daring raid, a final expression of true love, and an execution by firing squad? It all happened in Lawrenceburg, 141 years ago today. A Scottish immigrant and adopted northerner, Colonel George Spalding (pictured here) was certainly not a native … Continue reading
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The Military Career of Corporal Silas Smith, USCT
On this day in 1865, one Lawrence County man was promoted to corporal in his artillery unit. Little did he know that he would make the ultimate sacrifice for his country in less than a year’s time. Born free prior … Continue reading
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The Great Lawrenceburg Bacon Raid of 1862
On this day in 1862, Union and Confederate soldiers met in Lawrenceburg in one of the first recorded fights of the Civil War in Lawrence County…and it ended with Union troops hauling off thousands of pounds of captured bacon. On … Continue reading
Lawrence County History Trivia 