Near New Johnsonville in Humphreys County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Old Johnsonville
Photographed By Ken Smith, March 30, 2009
1. Old Johnsonville Marker
Inscription.
Old Johnsonville. . This town was named for Andrew Johnson, military governor of Tennessee (1862 - 65). Although the community had been a steamboat landing prior to the Civil War, it was not until the Nashville and Northwestern Railroad was completed by the Union Army in May, 1864, that it gained prominence as a major supply depot. Confederate General Nathan B. Forrest destroyed the supply depot on Nov. 4, 1864, but there still remain near the town two Union redoubts built for defense of the depot. The guns in the earthworks were inadequate, and Forrest destroyed the supply base and defending gunboat flotilla as well. After the war, Johnsonville thrived for forty years as a river-rail transfer point, but severe flooding stopped its growth. T. V. A. then purchased the land for Kentucky Lake and in 1945 the town ceased to exist.
This town was named for Andrew Johnson, military governor of Tennessee (1862 - 65). Although the community had been a steamboat landing prior to the Civil War, it was not until the Nashville and Northwestern Railroad was completed by the Union Army in May, 1864, that it gained prominence as a major supply depot. Confederate General Nathan B. Forrest destroyed the supply depot on Nov. 4, 1864, but there still remain near the town two Union redoubts built for defense of the depot. The guns in the earthworks were inadequate, and Forrest destroyed the supply base and defending gunboat flotilla as well. After the war, Johnsonville thrived for forty years as a river-rail transfer point, but severe flooding stopped its growth. T. V. A. then purchased the land for Kentucky Lake and in 1945 the town ceased to exist.
Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3E 12.)
Location. 36° 3.612′ N, 87° 57.574′ W. Marker is near New Johnsonville, Tennessee, in Humphreys County
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. Marker is on Redoubt Lane west of Museum Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 90 Redoubt Lane, New Johnsonville TN 37134, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Johnsonville history on a stone in Crockett Cemetery, Johnsonville, Tennessee.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 11, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 17, 2012, by Ken Smith of Milan, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,494 times since then and 42 times this year. Last updated on July 10, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on January 17, 2012, by Ken Smith of Milan, Tennessee. 8. submitted on January 18, 2012, by Ken Smith of Milan, Tennessee. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.