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Dover in Stewart County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
 

Confederate Trenches

 
 
Confederate Trenches Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 18, 2020
1. Confederate Trenches Marker
Left Wing of the Outer Defenses
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Confederate Trenches
Left wing of the outer defenses
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant day of the year for for this entry is May 31.
 
Location. 36° 28.832′ N, 87° 51.143′ W. Marker is in Dover, Tennessee, in Stewart County. It can be reached from Sandy Road just north of Indian Creek Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dover TN 37058, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee and in the Highland Rim. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Forrest's Cavalry (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Heiman's Brigade (approx. 0.2 miles away); Maney's Battery (approx. 0.2 miles
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away); Morrison's Brigade (approx. 0.2 miles away); Holding the Outer Lines (approx. 0.3 miles away); Graves' Battery C.S.A. (approx. 0.3 miles away); Graves' Battery (approx. 0.3 miles away); Wharton's Brigade (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dover.
 
Confederate Trenches Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 18, 2020
2. Confederate Trenches Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 16, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 18, 2020, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 327 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 14, 2020, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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Jul. 18, 2026