The Tennessee Valley Historical Society will hold its fall quarterly meeting at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 26, at the Helen Keller Library Conference Room located at 511 North Main St. in Tuscumbia.

The guest speaker will be Rev. Dr. David E. Gregg who will discuss “Hood’s Muscle Shoals Encampment of 1864.” 

His combined use of Power Point and original source materials will provide first-person experiences of various individuals who were there. Various engagements will be discussed that occurred along the river as well as the roads leading out of Florence. The lecture will also include Hood’s retreat back through the Shoals.

Dr. Gregg has researched local Civil War history for over 35 years and has presented many lectures on the subject.

He is currently Vice President of the Tennessee Valley Historical Society and is the Pastor of the Florence Boulevard Baptist Church in Florence.

The meeting is free to the public. Refreshments will be served at the meeting’s conclusion. Visit the TVHS on Internet at buildingthepride.com/tvhs/.