The Sam Davis Home will play host to "Hoofbeats in the Heartland: Civil War Cavalry in Tennessee," a traveling exhibition from the Tennessee State Museum and the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area.
The traveling exhibition will grace the Sam Davis Home Museum from Nov. 19 until Jan. 14 with the grand opening strategically planned on Nov. 27, the anniversary of the death of Sam Davis.
Hoofbeats in the Heartland showcases eight significant specialties beginning with an Introduction of Mounted Warfare in 1861. The traveling exhibit progresses through the museum so visitors are able to explore the history of the cavalry leaders, troops, and the reliance on thousands of horses, as well as the spies and scouts who gathered intelligence. Other topics of interest included within Hoofbeats in the Heartland are forms of guerilla warfare, the areas of occupation, battles in Tennessee, as well as the legacy the cavalry soldiers left behind.
Hoofbeats in the Heartland tells a unique story about the Civil War Cavalry in Tennessee and how it affected those who lived and occupied regions of Middle Tennessee. Maps, photographs, graphics, as well as original and reproduction artifacts are used in this exhibit to show the impact of the mounted warfare on the state.
In addition to the traveling exhibition, the Sam Davis Home will be receiving an exciting addition to its museum. Sam Davis’ boot will be moved out of conservation at the State Museum and brought to the historic site, but for a limited time only.
For more information about the opening and the traveling exhibition, please contact the Sam Davis Home at (615) 459-2341. The Sam Davis Home is located at 1399 Sam Davis Road in Smyrna.
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