Compromise of 1877

Compromise of 1877

by | Mar 28, 1877 | Tennessee Valley Timeline

The political deal between politicans from the North and South leads to the inauguration of Rutherford B Hayes as President – and the end of Reconstruction. Rural life in the Tennessee Valley does not change significantly until the creation of TVA in the...
Reconstruction Begins

Reconstruction Begins

by | Jun 28, 1866 | Tennessee Valley Timeline

For the next eleven years, the federal government will engage in turbulent and controversial efforts to re-integrate the former confederate states – including Tennessee – back into the Union. One goal is to build civil protections for millions of freed...
The American Civil War Begins

The American Civil War Begins

by | Apr 28, 1860 | Tennessee Valley Timeline

Raging across the nation from Texas to Pennsylvania, the war causes much destruction and hardship. The Tennessee Valley saw some of the war’s hardest fighting, including the battles of Shiloh, Chattanooga and Chickamauga.