Not every brave son of the South fought against Northern aggression during the American Civil War.
Fielding Hurst raised a volunteer regiment of fellow Southern Unionists called the Sixth Tennessee Cavalry, with men from Decatur, Gibson, Hardin, McNairy, Perry, Wayne, and.
It meant placing their lives and those of their families in danger against the persecution of their former friends and neighbors.
Some took a different stand and defended the Stars and Stripes rather than the Stars and Bars.
Not every brave son of the South fought against Northern aggression during the American Civil War