| Civil War exhibit opens in Brownsville Wednesday | By: AP
| Posted: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 9:06 pm
| | BROWNSVILLE (AP) — A traveling Civil War exhibition opens Wednesday in Brownsville.
“Hoofbeats in the Heartland: Civil War Cavalry in Tennessee,” organized by the Tennessee State Museum, will run at the West Tennessee Delta Heritage Center until Oct. 31.
The exhibit describes how Tennessee’s strategic location made it a major battleground of the western theater. It also examines major battles, including Fort Pillow in West Tennessee, and the role of black troops.
The exhibit, funded partly by a grant from the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area, is free. The center is open seven days a week. Published in The Messenger 8.23.11 | | | | |
