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Aug 15, 2021
Media: Watercolor
Size: 5x7 in
Each month a historic building is selected to be featured in "Postcards from the Dimple of the Universe," a subscription service I offer to share art, history, and architecture combined with my passion for snail mail and connecting with other people around the country. The September issue was a watercolor of Elm Springs. Elm Springs was built near Columbia, Tennessee, in the Greek Revival style by two brothers, James and Nathaniel Dick, wealthy New Orleans cotton merchants, as a gift for their only sister, Sarah Todd, in 1837. Sarah and her husband, Christopher Todd, lived in Elm Springs for the rest of their lives. Their daughter Susan Todd inherited the property along with her husband Abraham M. Looney, a prominent attorney and Tennessee State Senator. The home was named for the many elm trees and springs located on the property, this gift stands today despite almost being destroyed during the War Between the States and from neglect in the early twentieth century. During the Civil War, Looney was an outspoken southerner and served as Captain it the Confederate army. He was in command of Co. H, 1st Tennessee Infantry made famous by Sam Watkins in his memoirs called Company Aytch. In November 1864 what became one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War, the Battle of Franklin, was actually slated to take place in Columbia. The Union Army had occupied Columbia for months and was preparing for battle ahead of the oncoming Confederate troops by burning many of the large homes between the Mooresville Pike and the Mt. Pleasant Pike, Elm Springs being one of them. As the Union troops withdrew from Columbia headed north to Franklin and then to Nashville, many of our beautiful, antebellum home were burned to the ground. It hurts my heart to this day thinking of what was lost in autumn 1864. However, Elm Springs was not lost due to the quick actions of a loyal servant who found and extinguishes a burning broom thrown under the stairs by a Union soldier. Additional attempts were made to burn the home, but a squad of mounted Confederate Infantry were sent by Brig. Gen. Frank C. Armst Each month a historic building is selected to be featured in "Postcards from the Dimple of the Universe," a subscription service I offer to share art, history, and architecture combined with my passion for snail mail and connecting with other people around the country. The September issue was a watercolor of Elm Springs. Elm Springs was built near Columbia, Tennessee, in the Greek Revival style by two brothers, James and Nathaniel Dick, wealthy New Orleans cotton merchants, as a gift for their only sister, Sarah Todd, in 1837. Sarah and her husband, Christopher Todd, lived in Elm Springs for the rest of their lives. Their daughter Susan Todd inherited the property along with her husband Abraham M. Looney, a prominent attorney and Tennessee State Senator. The home was named for the many elm trees and springs located on the property, this gift stands today despite almost being destroyed during the War Between the States and from neglect in the early twentieth century. During the Civil War, Looney was an outspoken southerner and served as Captain it the Confederate army. He was in command of Co. H, 1st Tennessee Infantry made famous by Sam Watkins in his memoirs called Company Aytch. In November 1864 what became one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War, the Battle of Franklin, was actually slated to take place in Columbia. The Union Army had occupied Columbia for months and was preparing for battle ahead of the oncoming Confederate troops by burning many of the large homes between the Mooresville Pike and the Mt. Pleasant Pike, Elm Springs being one of them. As the Union troops withdrew from Columbia headed north to Franklin and then to Nashville, many of our beautiful, antebellum home were burned to the ground. It hurts my heart to this day thinking of what was lost in autumn 1864. However, Elm Springs was not lost due to the quick actions of a loyal servant who found and extinguishes a burning broom thrown under the stairs by a Union soldier. Additional attempts were made to burn the home, but a squad of mounted Confederate Infantry were sent by Brig. Gen. Frank C. Armst |
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