Colonel Harry Smith Berry & the “Tennessee Boys” at Camp Tom C. Rye (1916)
Welcome to Post #2 in our Founders & Frontiers series—highlighting the early Hendersonvillians connected to the Bradford-Berry House and their lasting contributions to our city, county, and nation. By July 1916, growing tensions with Mexico fostered a new urgency across the country. Tennessee—the Volunteer State—was ready once again. From earlier conflicts to this moment on the Mexican border, Tennesseans—especially Sumner Countians—turned out in […]