Episodes Around: 18210101 to 18211231
- Blackburn in Gallatin
1821
SUMNER, Tennessee
Church/Religious-ActivityIn 1821, Gideon Blackburn, a very talented Presbyterian itinerant preacher, also known for his proposal to establish a school for Cherokee children, came to Gallatin. More than 300 people where there to listen to him. According to the judge Jo C. Guild, who attended the meeting, he was the most powerful and eloquent minister he had ever heard.
Religion was considered as one of the most important...
- Mid-Autumn Musters
1821
ALBEMARLE, Virginia
Arts/Leisure, WarOn consecutive weekends in October 1821, two companies of Albemarle militia held their yearly musters. On the first Saturday of the month, a company of artillery headed by Captain F.B. Dyers gathered at an old field in the countryside. This muster was the first ever of Dyer's troop. At the session, matters of moment pertaining to the company as a whole were submitted to the men. A week later,...