In recognition of the 150th Anniversary of the War Between the States in the Jackson Purchase an online resource guide has been developed to assist students and researchers on the events that made the Purchase a significant part of the American Civil War. Click on the link “Jackson Purchase during the Civil War” in the above header to access the website. More Civil War sources will be added as they become available.

Dr. Bill Mulligan, Professor of History, Murray State University Rescheduling the Winter Meeting because of bad weather did not dampen the enthusiasm of the JPHS.  Approximately 30 members and guests attended the meeting Saturday, February 26, 2011 to hear Dr. Bill Mulligan on the topic of the Civil War in West Kentucky and West Tennessee from 1860 to 1863.  At the beginning, Dr. Mulligan stated that he had modified his topic somewhat because his research has carried him beyond the 1863 point.   Dr. Mulligan believes that the Civil War was won along the rivers of western Kentucky and Tennessee and…