On April 18, 2026, the Center for the Study of Tennesseans and War hosted a table at the annual Bearden History Fair. This event brought numerous local historical entities together, such as the Center for the Study of Tennesseans and War, the Knoxville History Project, the East Tennessee Historical Society, Knox Heritage, Knox County Public […]
Dr. Chris Magra, Director for the Center of Tennesseans and War (CSTW), interviewed CSTW volunteer and retired Air Force drone pilot, Dr. Jase Hoffman. Dr. Hoffman began volunteering at the Center last Fall. Dr. Hoffman was a key part of developing the Air Force drone pilot program. His interview, and more to come, offer a […]
On February 21, 2026, Center Director, Dr. Chris Magra, spoke at Knoxville’s Blount Mansion about the 250th Anniversary of the United States and its relationship to Tennessee. Appalachian settlers established independent western governments like the Watauga Association (1772) and the State of Franklin (1784) by applying the principle of popular sovereignty. The Revolutionary War and […]
This is a follow-up interview with Bill Conner, a retired Air Force Master Sergeant and currently the Military and Family Readiness Manager, 134th Air Refueling Wing at McGhee Tyson Airport. Conner has served with the United States Air Force and the Air Guard, with a career focused on broadcast media. He has worked in Iceland, […]
Emma Patterson, a friend and intern to the Center for the Study of Tennesseans and War, has been awarded the Achievement Award in the Arts and Sciences, Classics Division for her EUReCA poster and presentation. This research started with her internship at the Center! To view this project on our website, see “Triangle of Sovereignty: […]
Center Intern, Gracie Amburn, wins award at the Arts and Science Undergraduate Research Symposium (ASUReS), University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
March 11 2025. Dr. Chris Magra, director for the Study of Tennesseans and War, interviewed Gail E. Link about her father, Wilbur S. Anderson about his service in World War II. Anderson was drafted on June 1, 1943 but later worked with the Manhattan Project at Oak Ridge, Tennessee. One of his jobs for the […]
On December 31st, 1862 on the banks of Stone’s River, one of the most hellish battles of the Civil War would take place. However, as bullets rained and cannons thundered, one man within the ranks of the Army of Tennessee, facing down some of the most intense fighting of the three-day battle, would come to […]
The Center for the Study of War and Society at the University of Tennessee would like to inform you that we have recently set up a Facebook page. It can be found at https://www.facebook.com/UniversityofTennesseeCSWS/info?tab=overview or by searching for The Center for the Study of War and Society on Facebook. We encourage all of you to like and share […]
Graduate students active in the programs of the Center for the Study of War and Society continue to set new records! In March 2015, TWO of them made the New York Times. First, Robert Glaze (Doctoral student in US History, working on the Civil War) had a piece published in the New York Times online Disunion series: You […]