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Lenoir City in Loudon County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
 

Battle of Lenoir's Station

 
 
Battle of Lenoir's Station Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 20, 2021
1. Battle of Lenoir's Station Marker
Inscription. Lt. Gen. James Longstreet, C.S.A., coming from Loudon via Huff's Ferry and the Hotchkiss Valley Road, attacked Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside at Lenoir's Station at dusk, Nov. 15, 1863. Burnside retreated early the next morning via Concord to Campbell's Station, now Farragut.
 
Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1E 78.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical date for this entry is November 15, 1863.
 
Location. 35° 47.476′ N, 84° 15.9′ W. Marker is in Lenoir City, Tennessee, in Loudon County. It can be reached from Kingston Street south of East Broadway Street (U.S. 11). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 114 East Broadway Street, Lenoir City TN 37771, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee and in Greater Knoxville. 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, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lenoir Plantation (a few steps from this marker); Lenoir City Company (within shouting distance of this marker); Company B - Korean War Memorial (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Lenoir Cotton Mill (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named Lenoir Cotton Mill (about 500 feet
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away); Lenoir's Station (about 500 feet away); Loudon County Korean War/Vietnam War Memorial (about 700 feet away); Loudon County World War I Memorial (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lenoir City.
 
More about this marker. Marker is against the rear wall of the building and partially obscured by trees on both sides.
 
Battle of Lenoir's Station Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 20, 2021
2. Battle of Lenoir's Station Marker
Lt. Gen. James Longstreet, C.S.A. image. Click for full size.
Public domain, circa 1865
3. Lt. Gen. James Longstreet, C.S.A.
Courtesy Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside, U.S.A. image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries, 1863
4. Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside, U.S.A.
Battle of Lenoir's Station Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 16, 2026
5. Battle of Lenoir's Station Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 17, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 21, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,414 times since then and 123 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 21, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.   5. submitted on May 17, 2026, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.
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Jun. 29, 2026