Knoxville in Knox County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Fort Dickerson

Civil War Earthen Fort

By Laura Troy, November 23, 2007

1. Fort Dickerson Marker

Inscription. –1863–

• One of sixteen Union Army earthen forts and battery positions protecting Knoxville, Nov. 1863–May 1865.

• Named for Capt. Jonathan C. Dickerson, 112th Illinois Mounted Infantry who was killed near Cleveland, TN on Sept. 18, 1863.

• Repulsed assaults by 5,000 Confederate Cavalry under Gen. Joe Wheeler, Nov 15-16, 1863

• Withstood the Siege of Knoxville, Nov 17–Dec 4, 1863.

• Provided artillery support for the Battles of Armstrong’s Hill, Nov 25 & 29, 1863.

• Construction completed by the 104th Ohio Battery, February, 1864.

Erected by Victor Ashe, Mayor • Samuel P. Anderson, Recreation Director.

Marker series. This marker is included in the Battlefield Trails - Civil War marker series.

Location. 35° 56.919′ N, 83° 54.977′ W. Marker is in Knoxville, Tennessee, in Knox County. Marker can be reached from Fort Dickerson Road west of Chapman Highway, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Knoxville TN 37920, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Fort Dickerson 1863–64 (here, next to this marker); Civil War Knoxville

Entrance to Fort image. Click for full size.

By Laura Troy, November 23, 2007

2. Entrance to Fort

(here, next to this marker); The 1863 Siege of Knoxville (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Fort Dickerson (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Fort Dickerson (within shouting distance of this marker); Forts Dickerson and Stanley (approx. 0.2 miles away); Back Door to Knoxville (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Fort Dickerson (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Knoxville.

More about this marker. Marker has a large Engineering Diagram of Fort Dickerson.

Regarding Fort Dickerson. This is one of several markers interpreting Fort Dickerson and Civil War activity around Knoxville. See the Fort Dickerson Virtual Tour by Markers linked below.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Fort Dickerson Virtual Tour by Markers

Also see . . .
1. Civil War Knoxville. A Driving Tour from the Knoxville Civil War Round Table. (Submitted on January 3, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

2. Fort Dickerson Virtual Tour by Markers. A set markers that document Fort Dickerson and the Civil War in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Submitted on January 3, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

Categories. • War, US Civil •

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on November 30, 2007, by Laura Troy of Burke, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,951 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 30, 2007, by Laura Troy of Burke, Virginia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.