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Linda Gupton
As a fourth generation living in Lewisburg, Tennessee, she attended Middle Tennessee State University and received a BS and MBE. After working two years for Heil-Quaker Corp., she obtained a teachi...view moreAs a fourth generation living in Lewisburg, Tennessee, she attended Middle Tennessee State University and received a BS and MBE. After working two years for Heil-Quaker Corp., she obtained a teaching position in the Maury County School System that allowed her to travel in the summer. Retirement after 32 years as a business teacher allowed her to spend more time on other interests in various painting mediums including China painting, researching, and Civil War reenactments. As a member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, she received recognition for a watercolor depicting the 50th anniversary of the UDC Memorial Building, Winnie Davis Medal for contributing duties excluding the realm of history. The Jefferson Davis Historical Gold Medal for excellence in essay writing, declamation, and other points of special attainment in keeping with the historical aims and purposes of the Organization. She assists in organizing a week of reenacting 1861 for girls ages 14-18 held every summer at the Athenaeum Rectory that is very similiar to the life of a student during that time just as the Civil War was beginning.
As a member of the board of the Athenaeum Rectory, an historical residence where the family resided, she wrote a book about the Smith family’s involvement in the developement of education in Columbia, Tennessee. Many of those involved in the second book attended the school, supported the school, or were there at different times during the war.view less
Books by Linda Gupton
Seasons in the South: The Lives Involved in the Death of General Van Dorn