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2019-2020 – Another Banner Year

“Tennesseans have done it again” reports President Hodges, “This year we have more than 1300 license plates on the road – second only to the first year after the initial sales of the plate.  We are

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Partner in Preservation

In August, 1863 Major Lindsey Blackwell recruited his older brother William Jackson “Jack” Blackwell to enlist in the 5th Tennessee (McKenzie’s) Cavalry Regiment CSA at Chattanooga, Tennessee.  As with other troopers in McKenzie’s Cavalry, William Blackwell was

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Preservation Plan – 2021

Team members recently joined consultant Joe Brent to discuss next steps in completing the battlefield assessments of more than 120 battle sites in Tennessee.  The 1993 Civil War Sites Advisory Commission listed these Tennessee sites, in

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Pioneering Preservation in Tennessee

A Salute to Ed Bearss Tennesseans joined the national community of battlefield preservationists in remembering the life and service of Ed Bearss (1923-2020). Throughout his distinguished career with the National Park Service (NPS) as a research

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Leadership Team Transitions

TCWPA President Anthony Hodges recognized two Advisory board members who retired this year and extended a heartfelt “thank you” for their support and commitment to preserving and interpreting Tennessee’s Civil War battlefields.  After a 30-year career

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