Nelson: Marking the three Civil War battles of Memphis

By , Daily Memphian Updated: August 20, 2019 11:09 AM CT | Published: August 20, 2019 4:00 AM CT
Michael Nelson
Daily Memphian

Michael Nelson

Michael Nelson is contributing editor and columnist for The Daily Memphian, the political analyst for WMC-TV, and the Fulmer professor of political science at Rhodes College. His latest books are “Clinton's Elections: 1992, 1996, and the Birth of a New Era of  Governance" and “The American Presidency: Origins and Development, 1776-2018.”

The city was the site of two battles during the Civil War, but the worst one came afterward.

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Civil War First Battle of Memphis Memphis Massacre Second Battle of Memphis Shelby Foote

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