Tennessee Division Speakers Bureau
Updated as of 9/2022
Dr. Michael Bradley
michaelrbradley@lighttube.net
931-808-1941
Location: Coffee Co., Middle TN
Willing to Travel: 100 miles—may need to stay overnight.
Topics: The Tullahoma Campaign
Forrest in West Tennessee—1862
David C. Kelley: Forrest's Fighting Preacher
Forrest and the Klan
Why They Fought: Farewell Addresses of Officers
to their Men
Behind the Lines in Occupied Middle Tennessee
Blade Cooper
bladecooper13@gmail.com
shortroundsshilohtours@yahoo.com
Location: Hardin Co., West TN
Willing to Travel: 2-3 hours from Crump, TN.
Topics: Nathan Bedford Forrest: Devil No More
Diversity within the ranks: a glimpse at Men of Color
in the Confederate Army
Richard Garcia
615-906-2811
rlg1029@icloud.com
Location: Jackson Co., Middle TN
Willing to Travel: About two hours
Topic: Blood on the Rio Grande: Tejano Confederates
Bruce Gibson
615-631-1703
t-bruce56@att.net or mboroscv33@gmail.com
Location: Rutherford Co., Middle TN
Willing to Travel: Anywhere given enough notice
Topics: Georgia's Lawton-Gordon-Evans Brigade of the Army of
Northern Virginia
Charles Todd Quintard - Chaplain and Surgeon of the Army
of Tennessee
John B. Gordon - Soldier; John B. Gordon - Statesman
Coming soon: Onward Southern Soldier - Religion and the
War for Southern Independence
Bryan R. Green
865-993-3397
cok43ncinf@msn.com
Location: Grainger Co., East TN
Willing to Travel: 4 - 5 hours
Topic: Confederate States Navy
Scott D. Hall
865-428-9900
scott@scottdhallesq.com
Location: Sevier Co., East TN
Willing to Travel: E. TN (generally; but can vary-depends on timing, etc.)
Topics: Judge Advocate's Update
The South's Point of View (Secession; Cause of War)
Edward Hill
423-921-4237
edh1009@gmail.com
Location: Hawkins Co., East TN
Willing to Travel: 50-100 miles
Topics: Bureaus of the Confederacy
Mechanized Cavalry
Sean Hill
256-565-6304
starnesbgescv@gmail.com
Location: Marshall Co., Middle TN
Willing to Travel: 2 hours during week 3 hours on weekends
Topics: Confederate Navy
Jake Donelson Mascot
58th NC Infantry
Matthew J. McClanahan
mmcclan5@vols.utk.edu
Location: Middle TN
Willing to Travel: Anywhere
Topics: Confederate Monuments
Western Theater battles and campaigns
War in the Upper Cumberland, and many other topics
James McGlincy
410-808-3849
oysschkml@aol.com
Location: Maryland
Willing to Travel: East, Middle, West
Topic: 1st Person Nathan Bedford Forrest
Dottie Meadows
419-422-2422
Location: Jackson Co., Middle TN
Willing to Travel: Wherever
Topic: Sophie Reilly Hatton’s life before, during and after the war. We have artifacts, letters, etc. Our presentation is given by Dottie Meadows, Robert Hatton Towson, Nancy Wood and our PowerPoint expert, Tamathy Page Garcia.
Dr. Steve Murphree
615-509-1635
steve.murphree@belmont.edu
Location: Rutherford Co., Middle TN
Willing to Travel: About two hours from Murfreesboro
Topics: Insects and Disease in the War Between the States
B.F. Cheatham-An Extraordinary Life
War Horses of the Confederacy
Joey Nolan
931-315-9065
tndivcmdrjdn@gmail.com
Location: Grundy Co., Middle TN
Willing to Travel: Two hours
Topics: What Happened to the Southern Way?
I Will Not Be Ashamed
Skirmish at Tracy City
James G. Patterson
thedixieobserver@gmail.com
Location: Lincoln Co., Fayetteville, Middle TN
Willing to Travel: 1 hour during the week, weekends contact me.
Topics: Forrest's Murfreesboro Raid
The Story of Sam Davis
Our Heritage
Todd Pierce
423-367-3722
todd.pierce317@gmail.com
Location: Greene Co., East TN
Willing to Travel: 100 miles
Topic: Acts of Dishonest Abe
Rick Revel
731-336-6488
Location: Henry Co., West TN
Willing to Travel: Depends on the size of the camp or camps.
Topics: Multiple topics, but the latest is my book about Jack Hinson: "In the Hills of Tennessee.”
Susan Richardson
931-510-0980
Location: Putnam Co., Middle TN
Willing to Travel: 100 miles
Topics: Civilian Life in the Blockaded South
Tragedy of the Roswell Women
Personal Accounts of Christmas During the War
Scott Sallee
615-483-1703
Location: Sumner Co., Gallatin, Middle TN
Willing to Travel: Up to 2 hours
Topic: The Deification, Sanctification, and Sainthood of Abraham
Lincoln: How Did That Happen?
Scott Smith
423-306-1509
scotts8861@aol.com
Location: Hawkins Co., East TN
Willing to Travel: 100 miles
Topics: Class of 1846
Nullification and Secession
John Crawford Vaughn
the Battle of Kingsport
Naval Technology
Cryptology
(Given some lead-time I can do short presentations
on most topics).
Terry Twigg
615-486-9560
Location: Smith Co., Middle TN
Willing to Travel: Depends on if I can get off work & get to your meeting on time.
Topic: Col. John S. Mosby and the Battle of New Market
(Looking to add a new topic)
Tom Wood
woodth25@gmail.com
Location: Wilson Co., Lebanon, Middle TN
Willing to Travel: 3-4 hours
Topics: Civil War Medical Service
President Jefferson Davis-His early life up to the war
President Jefferson Davis-His embattled war years
President Jefferson Davis-Life after the war
Confederate Guerilla Champ Ferguson
Yankee Lies and Distortions of History
michaelrbradley@lighttube.net
931-808-1941
Location: Coffee Co., Middle TN
Willing to Travel: 100 miles—may need to stay overnight.
Topics: The Tullahoma Campaign
Forrest in West Tennessee—1862
David C. Kelley: Forrest's Fighting Preacher
Forrest and the Klan
Why They Fought: Farewell Addresses of Officers
to their Men
Behind the Lines in Occupied Middle Tennessee
Blade Cooper
bladecooper13@gmail.com
shortroundsshilohtours@yahoo.com
Location: Hardin Co., West TN
Willing to Travel: 2-3 hours from Crump, TN.
Topics: Nathan Bedford Forrest: Devil No More
Diversity within the ranks: a glimpse at Men of Color
in the Confederate Army
Richard Garcia
615-906-2811
rlg1029@icloud.com
Location: Jackson Co., Middle TN
Willing to Travel: About two hours
Topic: Blood on the Rio Grande: Tejano Confederates
Bruce Gibson
615-631-1703
t-bruce56@att.net or mboroscv33@gmail.com
Location: Rutherford Co., Middle TN
Willing to Travel: Anywhere given enough notice
Topics: Georgia's Lawton-Gordon-Evans Brigade of the Army of
Northern Virginia
Charles Todd Quintard - Chaplain and Surgeon of the Army
of Tennessee
John B. Gordon - Soldier; John B. Gordon - Statesman
Coming soon: Onward Southern Soldier - Religion and the
War for Southern Independence
Bryan R. Green
865-993-3397
cok43ncinf@msn.com
Location: Grainger Co., East TN
Willing to Travel: 4 - 5 hours
Topic: Confederate States Navy
Scott D. Hall
865-428-9900
scott@scottdhallesq.com
Location: Sevier Co., East TN
Willing to Travel: E. TN (generally; but can vary-depends on timing, etc.)
Topics: Judge Advocate's Update
The South's Point of View (Secession; Cause of War)
Edward Hill
423-921-4237
edh1009@gmail.com
Location: Hawkins Co., East TN
Willing to Travel: 50-100 miles
Topics: Bureaus of the Confederacy
Mechanized Cavalry
Sean Hill
256-565-6304
starnesbgescv@gmail.com
Location: Marshall Co., Middle TN
Willing to Travel: 2 hours during week 3 hours on weekends
Topics: Confederate Navy
Jake Donelson Mascot
58th NC Infantry
Matthew J. McClanahan
mmcclan5@vols.utk.edu
Location: Middle TN
Willing to Travel: Anywhere
Topics: Confederate Monuments
Western Theater battles and campaigns
War in the Upper Cumberland, and many other topics
James McGlincy
410-808-3849
oysschkml@aol.com
Location: Maryland
Willing to Travel: East, Middle, West
Topic: 1st Person Nathan Bedford Forrest
Dottie Meadows
419-422-2422
Location: Jackson Co., Middle TN
Willing to Travel: Wherever
Topic: Sophie Reilly Hatton’s life before, during and after the war. We have artifacts, letters, etc. Our presentation is given by Dottie Meadows, Robert Hatton Towson, Nancy Wood and our PowerPoint expert, Tamathy Page Garcia.
Dr. Steve Murphree
615-509-1635
steve.murphree@belmont.edu
Location: Rutherford Co., Middle TN
Willing to Travel: About two hours from Murfreesboro
Topics: Insects and Disease in the War Between the States
B.F. Cheatham-An Extraordinary Life
War Horses of the Confederacy
Joey Nolan
931-315-9065
tndivcmdrjdn@gmail.com
Location: Grundy Co., Middle TN
Willing to Travel: Two hours
Topics: What Happened to the Southern Way?
I Will Not Be Ashamed
Skirmish at Tracy City
James G. Patterson
thedixieobserver@gmail.com
Location: Lincoln Co., Fayetteville, Middle TN
Willing to Travel: 1 hour during the week, weekends contact me.
Topics: Forrest's Murfreesboro Raid
The Story of Sam Davis
Our Heritage
Todd Pierce
423-367-3722
todd.pierce317@gmail.com
Location: Greene Co., East TN
Willing to Travel: 100 miles
Topic: Acts of Dishonest Abe
Rick Revel
731-336-6488
Location: Henry Co., West TN
Willing to Travel: Depends on the size of the camp or camps.
Topics: Multiple topics, but the latest is my book about Jack Hinson: "In the Hills of Tennessee.”
Susan Richardson
931-510-0980
Location: Putnam Co., Middle TN
Willing to Travel: 100 miles
Topics: Civilian Life in the Blockaded South
Tragedy of the Roswell Women
Personal Accounts of Christmas During the War
Scott Sallee
615-483-1703
Location: Sumner Co., Gallatin, Middle TN
Willing to Travel: Up to 2 hours
Topic: The Deification, Sanctification, and Sainthood of Abraham
Lincoln: How Did That Happen?
Scott Smith
423-306-1509
scotts8861@aol.com
Location: Hawkins Co., East TN
Willing to Travel: 100 miles
Topics: Class of 1846
Nullification and Secession
John Crawford Vaughn
the Battle of Kingsport
Naval Technology
Cryptology
(Given some lead-time I can do short presentations
on most topics).
Terry Twigg
615-486-9560
Location: Smith Co., Middle TN
Willing to Travel: Depends on if I can get off work & get to your meeting on time.
Topic: Col. John S. Mosby and the Battle of New Market
(Looking to add a new topic)
Tom Wood
woodth25@gmail.com
Location: Wilson Co., Lebanon, Middle TN
Willing to Travel: 3-4 hours
Topics: Civil War Medical Service
President Jefferson Davis-His early life up to the war
President Jefferson Davis-His embattled war years
President Jefferson Davis-Life after the war
Confederate Guerilla Champ Ferguson
Yankee Lies and Distortions of History
