The Cheairs Family & Rippa Villa: Volume 1
$29.99
“In The Cheairs Family & Rippa Villa: Volume 1, Eric Jacobson has, through thorough research of primary sources, revealed so many stories that have been forgotten over generations. He has uncovered long-unsolved mysteries, has confirmed family relationships that cross racial boundaries, tracked a century of property transactions, and detailed the story of us, using the Cheairs Family as our guide. Jacobson does an exemplary job of connecting the Cheairs Family saga and Spring Hill history to national events, helping us better understand the importance of Middle Tennessee to the story of America from its adolescence to modern times.”
-Tom Price, Director of Maury County Archives
Welcome to The Battle of Franklin Trust Online Store
The Battle of Franklin Trust is dedicated to a better understanding of a people forever impacted by the American Civil War. We manage three historic homes in Middle Tennessee — Carter House and Carnton in Franklin, and Rippa Villa in Spring Hill — and operate on admissions, gift shop sales, membership, and donations.
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by Eric A. Jacobson
Baptism of Fire focuses on the 44th Missouri, 175th Ohio, and 183rd Ohio. The book follows the units from their organization in the late summer and fall of 1864 until they went home in the summer of 1865, but the real focus is a detailed account of how they helped to turn the tide of the Battle of Franklin in favor of the Federal army.
Hard cover, 607 pages.
By Eric A. Jacobson
A brand new printing of the book detailing the complex story of the McGavock Cemetery and the full list of the Confederate soldiers buried there. Never before has such an accurate compilation been published. Historians and genealogists will find this book a much needed addition to Civil War literature. Modern day descendants of those buried in the cemetery will find this book invaluable.
Soft cover, 200 pages.