FRIENDS OF MINERVA INC
MINERVA, KY
Friends of Minerva Inc is a non-profit organization located in Minerva, KY. The organization was established to support the local community by providing assistance to individuals and families in need. The group is comprised of volunteers who are committed to making a positive impact in the lives of those they serve.
The organization offers a range of services including food assistance, clothing donations, and financial aid for utilities and rent. They also provide educational resources and job training programs to help individuals improve their skills and find employment opportunities.
Friends of Minerva Inc works closely with local businesses, churches, and other non-profit organizations to ensure that their services are accessible to all members of the community. The group also organizes community events and fundraisers to support their programs and services.
The organization is run by a board of directors who are responsible for overseeing the operations and finances of the group. They work closely with volunteers and donors to ensure that the organization is able to meet the needs of the community.
Overall, Friends of Minerva Inc is a vital part of the Minerva community. Their commitment to helping those in need has made a significant impact on the lives of many individuals and families in the area.
FRIENDS OF MINERVA INC is a Historical Societies, Historic Preservation in MINERVA KY. US MID #8402100366
The museum is classed as HSC (Historical Societies, Historic Preservation). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Southeastern (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia).
![Kentuckian Civil War hero U.S. Brigadier Major General William 'Bull' Nelson of Maysville needs a statue in Kentucky During the Civil War, only William "Bull" Nelson was both a Brigadier Major General of the U.S. Army and a commander in the U.S. Navy. Maysville, Kentucky native Nelson was a graduate of the first class of the brand-new U.S. Naval Academy.
Nelson has an interesting story for the rough political times of America in the mid-nineteenth century. The son of a Maysville physician rose in the Navy’s ranks in his unwavering support of the United States and Kentucky. His town was an Underground Railroad stop. He had no slaves. During his Navy stint, Nelson joined the USS Niagara in its 1858 mission of returning captured slaves to their freedom in Monrovia, Liberia.
On only the second day after Abraham Lincoln's inauguration, Nelson showed up in the new President’s office at the White House to offer his services in defending the United States. "As a Kentuckian, Nelson could have sympathized with the Confederates but, like his state, he remained loyal to the United States of America."*
The Kentuckian was transferred from the Navy to the Army. The U.S. Army was in great need of his leadership at the outset of the war. William Nelson successfully recruited thousands of Kentuckians to the U.S. cause in the Civil War–an activity that his Confederate counterparts floundered at. In one of his Kentucky recruitment efforts, this one just south of his hometown of Maysville, recruits were led by him to defend their native Kentucky and defeat a Confederacy invasion at West Liberty. At the Battle of Ivy Mountain, Confederates abandoned Piketown in Eastern Kentucky to U.S. troops, who were also under General Nelson's command, led on the ground by Colonel Joshua Still.
Nelson did well for his state. There was yet more to come.
"Nelson commanded the Fourth Division and that unit became the first to enter Nashville [to occupy the Confederate state capitol for the United States just months after its lawmakers declared secession] on February 25, 1862."* In his book, Grant, author Ron Chernow observed: "Even as General Buell approached Nashville from the north, Grant sent William “Bull” Nelson—a brash six-foot-five general weighing three hundred pounds—to beat him there, and Buell was bitter at being denied the glory of conquering the first Confederate capital."**
Nelson led troops at the Battle of Shiloh as part of the left flank of Ulysses S. Grant’s successful second-day counteroffensive that won the battle. Other noticeable U.S. generals who fought against that Confederate surprise attack were William Sherman and W.H.L. Wallace (who was shot in the head during the battle and died). Although Shiloh was the bloodiest battle in the Western Hemisphere, Grant greatly valued that battle experience. That tough win for U.S. troops would mold great commanders and tough soldiers. As the war went on, Grant would come to depend and lean more and more on the names at Shiloh.
"Shiloh was one of the most important battles in the war," said Ulysses S. Grant in an interview with reporter John Russell Young in his book of 1879, Conversations with General Grant. "It was there that our Western soldiers first met the enemy in a pitched battle. From that day they never feared to fight the enemy, and never went into action without feeling sure they would win."
After participating in the Siege of Corinth, it was Bull Nelson who was one of the earliest to enter and occupy that city for the federal government.
I think it safe to say that even if Nelson had a battle loss from time to time during the entire Civil War, Nelson would still have had a bright military career ahead of him under Grant, who had a history of appreciating, strategizing, and working closely with the Navy. Grant thought of water highways and confluences as critical conduits of supply lines and offensive maneuvers that won wars. He knew Nelson was the only general who had practical army and navy commanding experience.
Bull Nelson’s rise came to a premature end in the Fall of 1862, when he was killed in Louisville, Kentucky by a bullet from a sick and irate Jeff Davis (no, not the Confederate President but the Union general from Indiana), who had his honor impugned when Nelson angrily blamed Davis for the Union loss at Richmond, Kentucky, which cost many lives of Nelson's new Kentuckian volunteers.
As time has passed, Brigadier Major General "Bull" Nelson has been greatly underappreciated in his home state for his significant accomplishments for the United States and Kentucky during the early part of the Civil War.
Nelson was somewhat like Confederate General Stonewall Jackson. Had he heard my comparison, Bull Nelson would probably argue that he was much better. The Confederate hero, Stonewall Jackson, was killed early in the war by friendly fire from his own troops. Yet, in his honor, Pro-Union West Virginia**, which declared its independence from the Confederacy to form its own state apart from Virginia, erected a statue on its state capitol grounds of Clarksburg-born Stonewall Jackson, a man who fought against the state. In contrast, Kentucky and the United States have their hero in William “Bull” Nelson, who fought for them, not against them. But unlike Stonewall, Bull Nelson, who had Shiloh, Nashville, and Corinth under his belt, has no statue, only a tombstone.
Before his death, Nelson’s star had already gone far in the United States and Kentucky. Had he lived, Nelson would likely have gone much further.
Kentuckians and Maysvillians, you should build a statue in honor of your native son. He did you proud.
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*Source: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Wikipedia</a>
**Chernow, Ron. Grant (p. 188). Penguin Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.
***Unlike pro-United States Kentucky, whose men overwhelmingly joined U.S. forces (thank you General Nelson), West Virginia purportedly had a roughly equal body of men on each side, ~20,000 joined the Confederate Army and ~20,000 joined the U.S. Army. See Snell, Mark A., West Virginia and the Civil War, History Press, 2011, pg. 28, ISBN 978-1-59629-888-0](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53228158089_5ac60d7920_b.jpg)
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41062-0035
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FRIENDS OF MINERVA INC Information
| MID # | 8402100366 |
| Name | FRIENDS OF MINERVA INC |
| Alternate Name | |
| Classification | Historical Societies, Historic Preservation, , Southeastern |
| Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) | 611264204 |
| NTEECC | A80 |
| Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM) | 201312 |
| INCOME | 0 |
| REVENUE | 0 |
| LAT/LONG | 38.705497, -83.919097 |
| CODES | FIPS State Code: 21 FIPS County Code: 161 US Census Tract: 960400 US Census Block: 1061 |