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Mountain True

The Upper Cumberland is full of stories involving Civil War battles, presidents, & historical figures. Mountain True, with host Troy Smith, will share with you these stories that all took place right here in the area that we call home.
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15 Episodes

Pomp Kersey

This week on Mountain True, host Troy Smith dives deep into the history of Pomp Kersey who hailed from Cannon County, and became the leader of a small band of Confederate guerrilla soldiers while active in DeKalb County during the Civil War.
14 Mar 2020 37 min

The Moonshine Wars Pt 4

This week on Mountain True, host Troy Smith continues his discussion detailing the very dangerous job carried out by US Federal Marshals in the post-Civil War period, and how moonshine and violence resulting from the production of moonshine tie the history of the state of Oklahoma and the Upper Cumberland…
29 Feb 2020 13 min

The Moonshine Wars Pt 3

This week on Mountain True, host Troy Smith continues his discussion detailing the very dangerous job carried out by US Federal Marshals in the post-Civil War period, and how moonshine and violence resulting from the production of moonshine tie the history of the state of Oklahoma and the Upper Cumberland…
15 Feb 2020 17 min

The Moonshine Wars Pt 2

This week on Mountain True, host Troy Smith continues his discussion detailing the very dangerous job carried out by US Federal Marshals in the post-Civil War period, and how moonshine and violence resulting from the production of moonshine tie the history of the state of Oklahoma and the Upper Cumberland…
1 Feb 2020 16 min

The Moonshine Wars Pt 1

This week on Mountain True, host Troy Smith begins a discussion detailing the very dangerous job carried out by US Federal Marshals in the post-Civil War period, and how moonshine and violence resulting from the production of moonshine tie the history of the state of Oklahoma and the Upper Cumberland…
18 Jan 2020 16 min

Supreme Court Justice John Catron Pt 4

This week on Mountain True, host Troy Smith continues his discussion on Supreme Court Justice John Catron - the 26th Supreme Court Justice who served from 1837 to 1865, and hailed from White County right here in the Upper Cumberland.
21 Dec 2019 13 min

Supreme Court Justice John Catron Pt 3

This week on Mountain True, host Troy Smith continues his discussion on Supreme Court Justice John Catron - the 26th Supreme Court Justice who served from 1837 to 1865, and hailed from White County right here in the Upper Cumberland.
7 Dec 2019 14 min

Supreme Court Justice John Catron Pt 2

This week on Mountain True, host Troy Smith continues his discussion on Supreme Court Justice John Catron - the 26th Supreme Court Justice who served from 1837 to 1865, and hailed from White County right here in the Upper Cumberland.
23 Nov 2019 12 min

Supreme Court Justice John Catron Pt 1

This week on Mountain True, host Troy Smith begins a discussion on Supreme Court Justice John Catron - the 26th Supreme Court Justice who served from 1837 to 1865, and hailed from White County right here in the Upper Cumberland.
9 Nov 2019 13 min

The Sparta Shirt Factory Strike Of 1947

This week on Mountain True, host Troy Smith continues discussing the topic of labor issues in the Upper Cumberland with the seemingly forgotten incident which would later become known as the Sparta Shirt Factory Strike of 1947.
28 Sep 2019 25 min

Labor Issues

This week on Mountain True, host Troy Smith highlights some of the key labor issues that occurred across the Upper Cumberland - particularly as they relate to the United Mine Workers of America and the history of coal mining all across the area.
14 Sep 2019 20 min

Texas And The Upper Cumberland

This week on Mountain True, host Troy Smith travels from Texas to the Upper Cumberland to show how the great state of Texas's roots can be traced back to our state of Tennessee - specifically in regards to White County native - William Mosby Eastland.
3 Aug 2019 15 min

The African American Community & The Civil War

This week on Mountain True, host Troy Smith shares some information gathered from recent years of personal research regarding the history of the African American community in the Upper Cumberland during the Civil War, specifically in White County, based on documented interviews with former slaves after the end of the…
20 Jul 2019 30 min

Champ Ferguson

This week on Mountain True, host Troy Smith dives deep into the history of the infamous Champ Ferguson, a notorious Confederate guerrilla during the American Civil War who claimed to have killed over 100 Union soldiers and pro-Union civilians.
6 Jul 2019 33 min

Tecumseh

In the debut episode of Mountain True, host Troy Smith will introduce you to Tecumseh, a Native American Shawnee chief who led a multi-tribal confederacy during the Chickamauga Wars at the Battle of Rock Island, in White County.
22 Jun 2019 16 min