East Germantown in Shelby County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Fort Germantown

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 20, 2014

1. Fort Germantown Marker

Inscription. This was the site of a Civil War earthwork redoubt built by the Union Army as part of a series of forts guarding the Memphis & Charleston Railroad. The fort is thought to have been built in June 1863 by the 49th Illinois Infantry Regiment and used by them until they were replaced by the 52nd Illinois in August 1863. The fort was abandoned and burned by the end of October 1863.

Erected by Germantown Historic Committee.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1863.

Location. 35° 3.874′ N, 89° 47.08′ W. Marker is in Germantown, Tennessee, in Shelby County. It is in East Germantown. It is at the intersection of Holly Tree Drive and Grand Oak Drive, on the right when traveling south on Holly Tree Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Germantown TN 38138, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee

and in Greater Memphis.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Upper South,

in the Mississippi Delta,

and in the Great River Road Region.

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Raiding the Rails (approx. one mile away); Oaklawn Garden (approx. 1½ miles away); Neshoba Junior High School (approx. 1.6 miles away); Fortunate Survivor (approx. 2 miles away); Germantown Road (approx. 2.1 miles away); Glenn's Grocery and Dr. Seay's Office (1940s)

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(approx. 2.1 miles away); Germantown, Tennessee (approx. 2.1 miles away); Germantown Depot (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Germantown.

Fort Germantown-Entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 20, 2014

2. Fort Germantown-Entrance

Fort Germantown image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 20, 2014

3. Fort Germantown

Fort Germantown has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior.

Fort Germantown-Inside the park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 20, 2014

4. Fort Germantown-Inside the park

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 26, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,071 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 26, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.