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

Affair at Philadelphia

Oct. 20, 1863

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 28, 2013

1. Affair at Philadelphia Marker

Inscription. Here, in the cavalry action following the Battle of Chickamauga, the Confederate cavalry regiments of Dibrell and Morrison attacked Wolford's cavalry brigade, captured 700 prisoners, 6 mountain howitzers, 50 wagons loaded with stores, 10 ambulances and a quantity of horses and mules. The Federal survivors fled to Loudon. Personnel casualties were small.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1F 28.)

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.

Location. 35° 40.654′ N, 84° 24.222′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Tennessee, in Loudon County. It is at the intersection of Church Street and Barn Hill Street, on the left when traveling south on Church Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 806 Church Street, Philadelphia TN 37846, 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

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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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Battle of Philadelphia (approx. 0.2 miles away); Tennessee Meiji Gakuin High School 1989-2007 (approx. 5½ miles away); T M I Academy (approx. 5½ miles away); Dunbar Rosenwald School (approx. 5.6 miles away); Loudon County Courthouse (approx. 5.8 miles away); Sgt. Mitchell W. Stout (approx. 5.8 miles away); Loudon County Confederate Memorial (approx. 5.9 miles away); Longstreet's Crossing (approx. 5.9 miles away).

Photographed by Steven D Weiss, December 31, 2022

2. Affair at Philadelphia Marker

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 28, 2013

3. Affair at Philadelphia Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 16, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,368 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 16, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 2. submitted on December 31, 2022, by Steven D Weiss of Sweetwater, Tennessee. 3. submitted on October 16, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.