Blountville in Sullivan County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Battle of Blountville Confederate Memorial
Photographed by Tracy Marsteller, October 10, 2020
1. Battle of Blountville Confederate Memorial
the memory of the
Confederate soldiers
of
Sullivan County
Tennessee
War of 1861-65
Battle of Blountville
Sunday September 22,
1863
Erected 1928 by Nineteenth Tennessee Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list.
Location. 36° 31.982′ N, 82° 19.6′ W. Memorial is in Blountville, Tennessee, in Sullivan County. It is on Bristol Highway (State Highway 126) west of Anderson Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 3397 Bristol Highway, Blountville TN 37617, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in East Tennessee and in the Tri-Cities Area. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, the State of Franklin, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Battle of Blountville (here, next to this marker); Historic Courthouse Bell (here, next to this marker); Sullivan County (here, next to this marker); Sullivan County Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Battle of Blountville (a few steps from this marker); James Brigham
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Photographed by Tracy Marsteller, October 10, 2020
2. Battle of Blountville Confederate Memorial
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