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The access highway to AEDC is renamed
Wattendorf Memorial Highway
19 June 1987
in honor of
Dr. Frank L. Wattendorf
a distinguished engineer and scientist and a pioneer in the development of aeronautical . . . — — Map (db m184057) HM
This F-14-D Tomcat is dedicated in memory of LT Kara Hultgreen United States Navy. On 25 October, 1994 the Black Lions of Fighter Squad 213 were conducting training operations in preparation for deployment to the Persian Gulf aboard the aircraft . . . — — Map (db m184032) HM WM
This F-105 Thunderchief is dedicated in memory of Lt. Gen. Robert M. Bond, who died in service to his country. General Bond flew the F-105 both as a test pilot and combat pilot. As vice-commander of Air Force Systems Command, he was ever mindful of . . . — — Map (db m184049) WM
This F-15C Eagle is dedicated in memory of Major James Duricy United States Air Force. On 30 April 2002 his F-15C was conducting flight tests of the AIM-9X Sidewinder Missile when a large section of the F-15's tail broke off at Mach 2. The aircraft . . . — — Map (db m184042) HM WM
Hoover's Gap, TN. June 24, 1863. The 18th Indiana Battery, commanded by Capt. Eli Lilly, dislodged one Confederate artillery piece and forced the Confederate batteries to change position. The battery, along with Wilder's Brigade, did considerable . . . — — Map (db m81374) HM
On June 24, 1863, Union forces under Rosecrans overpowered Confederate defenders on Hoover's Gap, commanded by Stewart, Bate, and Bushrod Johnson. This was the beginning of Bragg's withdrawal to Chattanooga. Unknown soldiers who fell in the battle . . . — — Map (db m26052) HM
Originally the site of a pioneer cemetery, many early residents are buried here. In 1866, returned Confederate soldiers, under the leadership of Maj. William Hume and David Lawrence, collected and reinterred here the bodies of soldiers who fell at . . . — — Map (db m286486) HM
Near here, on Garrison Fork, this fort was established, about 1793, for the protection of settlers and travelers to and from the southwest. Until its abandonment, about 1804, it was an important stopping place and administrative center. — — Map (db m26050) HM
(Front):General A.P. Stewart Stewart's Division 2nd Army Corps (Hardee) Army of Tennessee CSA Dedicated 24th Day of April 2010 By Benjamin F. Cheatham Camp 72 Sons of Confederate Veterans Manchester, Tennessee (Reverse):Battle of . . . — — Map (db m30698) HM
Forrest's Farewell Order to his Cavalry Corps ExtractGainesville, Ala., May 9, 1865 Civil war, such as you have passed through, naturally engenders feelings of animosity, hatred, and revenge. It is our duty to divest ourselves of all such feelings, . . . — — Map (db m30715) HM
Born in Washington, Feb. 16, 1840, where his father, Harvey Magee Watterson, was in Congress, he spent most of his boyhood in a house 100 ft. W. Subsequently Confederate soldier, journalist and political leader, he founded the Louisville . . . — — Map (db m81375) HM
The South is a land that has known sorrows; it is a land that has broken the ashen crust and moistened it with tears; a land scarred and riven by the plowshare of war and billowed with the graves of her dead; but a land of legend, a land of song, a . . . — — Map (db m24167) HM
From here, Maj. Gen. W.S. Rosecrans marched his reorganized army against Bragg's Army of Tennessee, in the Shelbyville-Wartrace-Tullahoma area. Fainting with his Reserve Corps and cavalry against Shelbyville, he drove through Hoover's Gap with his . . . — — Map (db m185615) HM
In Honor of the men of the Confederate 1st/3rd Kentucky
Calvalry (Consolidated) who first encountered the
onslaught of Wilder's Brigade, Thomas's Corps of the
Union Army, North of Hoover's Gap June 24, 1863 — — Map (db m166932) WM
Union Major General William S. Rosecrans' plan to reach Manchester and cut off a Confederate retreat to Chattanooga depended upon capturing Hoover's Gap. In the early afternoon of June 24, Colonel John T. Wilder and his brigade of 2000 mounted . . . — — Map (db m166843) HM
Spencer Repeating Rifle
The Civil War occurred during a period of technological revolution. In the 1850s, the US Army replaced its smoothbore weapons with the long-range rifle musket Then, just before the war, Christopher Spencer, a . . . — — Map (db m166844) HM
In late June of 1863, Union Major General William S. Rosecrans launched a massive offensive from his base in Murfreesboro in an attempt to drive Confederate General Braxton Bragg's 43,000-man Army of Tennessee from its entrenchments at Shelbyville . . . — — Map (db m180859) HM
This area, including the bridge over Little Duck River, has for years been known as "Jail Hill". Several jails have stood on this location. The first brick jail was completed in 1837, and was used as such until about 1857, when it was destroyed by . . . — — Map (db m268738) HM
Erected to honor all Coffee County Veterans who served our Nation throughout the Persian Gulf Area War
Operation Desert Storm 1990 - 1991 — — Map (db m158636) WM
Hereabouts, on June 20, 1941, Maj. Gen. George S. Patton, Jr., personally led his 2nd Armored Division across several fords of Duck River, quickly surrounding and defeating his maneuver opponents in the Manchester vicinity, thus proving that modern . . . — — Map (db m24968) HM
General "Hap" Arnold, WW II Commander of the Army Air Forces, is commemorated by the Air Force research and development installation bearing his name. In 1944, he directed long range planning for air research and development to maintain this . . . — — Map (db m25920) HM
The dam in front of you was built in 1963, three years before the Old Stone Fort became a Tennessee State Park. It was not associated with any of the industrial mills that once operated here. The river seen here is the Barren Fork or Big Duck River. . . . — — Map (db m277865) HM
This cemetery was established in the early 1800's, by the burial on this spot of David Hickerson and his wife Nancy Hickerson. It has been known throughout the years as the Granny Hickerson Cemetery, though members of other families are also known . . . — — Map (db m69657) HM
In honored memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice in the preservation of freedom for those oppressed people of South Korea and in memory of all Coffee County veterans who honorably served in the Korean War 1950 - 1953
May our love . . . — — Map (db m158635) WM
This area is open to foot traffic only and not wheel chair accessible.
You are now approaching the Town Square.
The original settlement of Manchester began in 1812, when a Mr. Eastland established a tavern at the foot on the hill known as . . . — — Map (db m268739) HM
During the nineteenth century, the Duck River was a valuable power source for factories and mills along its banks. With the outbreak of war in 1861, the Confederacy quickly established gunpowder mills to support the Southern war effort. The . . . — — Map (db m166935) HM
In the 1800s, industrialists found the waterfalls of the area an ideal setting for water powered mills and factories.
While the mills propelled the development of Manchester, today we are lucky to still be able to track most of the line of . . . — — Map (db m277771) HM
About 1/2 mi. S.W. are remains of stone fortification and moat of ancient and unknown origin. One theory is that it was built by a party of 12th Century Welch voyagers who entered the country via the Gulf of Mexico. Near here also was the capital of . . . — — Map (db m24967) HM
Around 2,000 years ago, Native Americans built a rock and earthen wall around a 50-acre hilltop plateau situated between the Duck and Little Duck Rivers. Here in 1966, archaeological investigations recovered artifactual and radiocarbon data . . . — — Map (db m166938) HM
The Highest Wall Segment
Here the mound wall follows the edge of the most abrupt drop-off and descends in elevation to stay on that drop off. As the base of the wall drops in elevation, it rises in built height. There is a notch built into . . . — — Map (db m277768) HM
Maneuvering in this vicinity, June, 1941, the 2nd Armored Division, USA, commanded by Maj. Gen. George Smith Patton, Jr., gave the first demonstration in America of the mobility and decisive power of armor in large-scale combat operations. Maneuver . . . — — Map (db m24969) HM
Ingredients:
The three essential ingredients to produce black powder are charcoal, saltpeter, and sulfur. When ignited, these 3 ingredients react together to form large volumes of expanding gases. This provides the propelling force to projectiles . . . — — Map (db m277773) HM
Until the invention of smokeless powder, gunpowder was used for all military operations and civil engineering. After gun powder was manufactured at a powder mill, it required a safe place for storage until it was distributed. Powder magazines were . . . — — Map (db m277778) HM
The Duck River (Big Duck or Barren Fork) once flowed through the abandoned river valley below you.
The larger fork of the Duck eventually broke through a portion of what is called the Backbone Ridge that you can see across the valley. This . . . — — Map (db m277767) HM
The "...most spectacularly sited of these Woodland sacred places is the Old Stone Fort." Ή
Flowing along this section of mound wall is the Little Duck River. The ceremonial enclosure intensifies the natural landscape; taking advantage . . . — — Map (db m277784) HM
The Civilian Conservation Corps was launched by President Franklin D. Roosevelt April 5, 1933 as a lifeline for undernourished sons of the Great Depression. Each company consisted of about 200 men who were housed in Tennessee barracks under the . . . — — Map (db m81376) HM
The first feature seen of the Old Stone Fort is "the only...gateway...evident in the walls," Ή on this end of the enclosure.
The mound walls forming the outer perimeter of the enclosure approach each other here and swell into terminal . . . — — Map (db m277791) HM
The mound walls of the Old Stone Fort enclose the 50-acre area in front of you.
Archaeologists find few signs of housing, food storage, or artifacts. This appears to be typical of the use of hilltop enclosures in the period and supports the . . . — — Map (db m277788) HM
The cliffs represent the escarpment of the Highland Rim and its transition to the Central Basin elevation at their foot.
The rock outcroppings are primarily limestone underlain by shale. The shale erodes more quickly and leaves overhangs and . . . — — Map (db m277781) HM
The wall in front of you begins the longest continuous segment of mound wall at the Old Stone Fort.
Stretching for nearly two thousand feet, this section spans the distance between the Big and Little Duck Rivers. As elsewhere, the wall is . . . — — Map (db m277780) HM
Hilltop enclosures are constructed to conform to the natural setting.
The east section of the mound wall ends here. Replacing the mounds are steep cliffs, allowing the landscape to define the site. Once again, this fits the pattern of hilltop . . . — — Map (db m277782) HM
The Old Stone Fort is a type of prehistoric Native American mound site.
American Indians built numerous types of mounds. These included burial mounds, ceremonial platform mounds, animal effigy mounds and mounds creating enclosures. The long . . . — — Map (db m277842) HM
The Main Mill, The Pulp Mill, and the Wrapping Mill
W.S. Whitman's paper mill was built prior to the Civil War. Whitman also built the gunpowder mill used by Confederate forces during the war. After the Civil War, Whitman left the area and . . . — — Map (db m277764) HM
"Big Falls," the largest single drop on the Big Duck River, would have been of particular significance to the builders of the Old Stone Fort.
While water was sacred to prehistoric Native Americans, by the 1800s it was the primary power source . . . — — Map (db m277765) HM
Antiquarians exchanged letters and maps concerning the "wonders" on the frontier such as the Old Stone Fort.
The earliest surviving letter referencing the Old Stone Fort was written by Sam Mitchell in 1810. The earliest map seems to be about . . . — — Map (db m277762) HM
In late June of 1863, Union Major General William S. Rosecrans launched a massive offensive from his base in Murfreesboro in an attempt to drive Confederate General Braxton Braggs 43,000-man Army of Tennessee from its entrenchments at . . . — — Map (db m75354) HM
When Manchester was founded in the late 18th century, local lore has it that the town, named for Manchester, England, was destined to become an American version of this powerful industrial city. The Duck River falls, it was noted, would provide an . . . — — Map (db m75355) HM
In everlasting and honored memory of the young sons of Coffee County who gave their lives in America's most unpopular war, they died not in vein because all served honorably and faithfully and our surviving veterans carry the torch of freedom to . . . — — Map (db m158573) WM
After the Battle of Stones River on January 2, 1863, Union Gen. William S. Rosecrans occupied Murfreesboro. Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg withdrew south to the Highland Rim to protect the rail junction at Tullahoma, Bragg's headquarters, . . . — — Map (db m156117) HM
As with most mills during the Civil War, the Manchester Powder Mill was powered by water. Water mills were used in the production of many types of material goods, like paper, flour, lumber, and textiles. Water mills use the flow of water to turn a . . . — — Map (db m277776) HM
Dedicated to the everlasting memory of the men and women of Coffee County who served their country in World Wars I and II
In memoriam and reverent honor to the brave veterans of Coffee County who made the supreme sacrifice and gave their lives . . . — — Map (db m158632) WM
Coffee County
Established 1836; named in honor of
Major General John Coffee
soldier, surveyor, and close friend of Andrew Jackson. Tennessee troops under his command took a decisive part in the New Orleans Campaign, December 23, 1814 to . . . — — Map (db m150467) HM
Tullahoma, chartered in 1852, was laid out by a Town Company along the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad line being built at the time. The street along the railroad was named “Atlantic” perhaps because the railroad made possible an . . . — — Map (db m172367) HM
Withdrawing to this area after the Battle of Murfreesboro, Gen. Braxton Bragg established his command post near here. Other units went into defensive winter quarters at Bell Buckle, Shelbyville & Wartrace. Here they remained until late June, 1863, . . . — — Map (db m81378) HM
Now the city s regional Fine Arts Center, sisters Jennie and Affa Baillet and their parents lived and worked here beginning in the 1870's. Jennie was an artist [illegible] and the family operated a millinery store downtown. They watched much . . . — — Map (db m172400) HM
Jane (Jennie) Baillet
1834 - 1918
Emma Adell Baillet
1838 - 1926
Affa Ann Baillet
1850 - 1934
This house was the home of Jane, Emma, and Affa Baillet whose family purchased the property . . . — — Map (db m81379) HM
Braxton Bragg's Headquarters – Public Square (now S. Jackson Civic Center grounds)
After the Battle of Stone's River, the Confederate Army of Tennessee moved to the Duck River Line extending from Spring Hill through Shelbyville, Tullahoma, . . . — — Map (db m172402) HM
Originally established in 1926 for training the Tennessee National Guard, this became a Federal training area, Jan. 10, 1941. It was named for Lt. Gen. N.B. Forrest, CSA. Units training here included the 8th, 33rd, 79th & 80th Inf. Divs., 17th . . . — — Map (db m24446) HM
Camp Peay 1926 - 1940
Camp Forrest 1940-1946
Arnold Center 1949
Tullahoma, Tenn
A tribute to the men and women who trained and worked at Camp Forrest and contributed significantly to victory in World War II. — — Map (db m24430) HM
Coffee County
Established 1836; named in honor of
Major General John Coffee
Soldier, surveyor and close friend of Andrew Jackson. Tennessee troops under his command took a decisive part in the New Orleans Campaign, December 23, 1814 to . . . — — Map (db m81380) HM
The cemetery holds the graves of over 500 Confederate soldiers who died from wounds, illness, or accidents while in Tullahoma. 404 soldiers have been identified from records located many years after the Civil War. Col. Matt Martin, CSA deeded the . . . — — Map (db m172408) HM
1 mile SW are buried 407 unknown Confederates. Many of these died in one of the hospitals established here when Tullahoma was headquarters for the Army of Tennessee during the first six months of 1863, following the Battle of Murfreesboro and . . . — — Map (db m24296) HM
On this ground are buried 407 unknown Confederates. Many of these died in one of the hospitals established here when Tullahoma was headquarter for the Army of Tennessee during the first six months of 1863. Following the Battle of Murfreesboro and . . . — — Map (db m75311) HM WM
Fort Rains, a bastioned fort, was built by the Confederates during their six-months stay the early part of 1863 on the slight eminence along Fort Street between Ovoca Road and Forrest Drive, as they awaited a move by the Union Army. The fort was . . . — — Map (db m172355) HM
(preface)
After the Battle of Stones River ended on January 2, 1863, Union Gen. William S. Rosecrans occupied Murfreesboro. Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg withdrew south to the Highland Rim to protect the rail junction at Tullahoma, Braggs . . . — — Map (db m81382) HM
Born near here, 1818. Was the only governor of Confederate State of Tennessee. In Congress 1849-51; elected governor, 1857-59-61. When U.S. forces captured Nashville, joined staff of Army of Tennessee for remainder of War. Fled to Mexico, 1865; . . . — — Map (db m61914) HM
South of here, at Bobo's Crossroads, Col. Starnes, 4th Tennessee Cavalry, CSA, then commanding Forrest's Old Brigade, was killed in a skirmish while his brigade was screening the withdrawal of the Army of Tennessee from Tullahoma to the Chattanooga . . . — — Map (db m24188) HM
This is the site of the antebellum summer home of United States Supreme Court Justice John Catron (1786-1865) and his wife, Mathilda Childress Catron. Born in Virginia, Catron moved as a youth to Kentucky and served in the War of 1812. He read law, . . . — — Map (db m268800) HM
The Field and Reynolds Livery Stable was located here in the 1800's. During the time from 1863 to 1867 when Tullahoma was occupied by soldiers and under martial law, troops were often gathered at this site by their commanders for instructions and . . . — — Map (db m172396) HM
Tullahoma was the headquarters and logistics center of the Confederate Army of Tennessee for the first six months of 1863 after the Battle of Murfreesboro. At least three hospitals here treated soldiers wounded during Gen. Braxton Braggs 1862 and . . . — — Map (db m75310) HM
This land was donated to the city for use as a cemetery in 1875 by J.E. Hogain, a son-in-law of one of Tullahoma's five founders, Dr. T.A. Anderson, a physician whose home was at Belmont. It is the burial site for many of Tullahoma's leading . . . — — Map (db m172351) HM
Provost Marshall's Headquarters — On S. Jackson St., about middle of United Methodist Church parking lot. At the conclusion of the Tullahoma Campaign, the Federal government stationed troops to guard the city. Tullahoma was especially vital . . . — — Map (db m172394) HM
This 13 acre site was laid out as the Public Square in the 1851 Town Plat of
Tullahoma, intended as a park and town meeting area. Instead, the center of town followed the depot built by the railroad. Tullahoma's first public school was built here . . . — — Map (db m172404) HM
On January 8, 1943 2nd Army commenced an intensive training course to train Rangers at Camp Forrest. Tennessee.
The 2nd Ranger Battalion was formed on April 1, 1943 by Lt. Col. W. C. Saffrans. Later these Rangers were trained and led by Major J. . . . — — Map (db m24433) HM
The car displayed here is a side bay window model caboose built in 1964 by the Louisville & Nashville Railroad at the companys South Louisville yards. The exterior is restored to the original L & N red.
The purpose of a caboose was to provide . . . — — Map (db m75318) HM
No sooner did the North begin its invasion than slaves fled to Union lines seeking freedom. This presented problems for military commanders and President Lincoln. The political aims of the war did not initially include emancipation. Before Lincolns . . . — — Map (db m75324) HM
In late June of 1863, Union Major General William S. Rosecrans launched a massive offensive from his base in Murfreesboro in an attempt to drive Confederate General Braxton Braggs 43,000-man Army of Tennessee from its entrenchments at . . . — — Map (db m75325) HM
When the Union Army of the Cumberland captured Manchester on June 27th, Braxton Braggs Confederate forces retreated here to Tullahoma - a supply base and Army of Tennessee headquarters since January, 1863. Tullahoma, however, was tactically a . . . — — Map (db m81383) HM
(Monument)
[Front]: In grateful tribute to our men and women who served their country in the armed forces of the United States of America
[Side]: All gave some Some gave all We will never forget
[Side]: We live in the . . . — — Map (db m172392) WM
Here stood the Verandah Hotel, one of several buildings, taken over as a hospital for troops during the Civil War. Opposite it was Tullahoma's first depot built by the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad in 1852. Ammunition stored in the brick . . . — — Map (db m172365) HM
Thomas was involved with the sale of much of the land in the Tullahoma area. Pierce planned, surveyed and drew maps of original plot of Tullahoma and was instrumental in moving the Coffee/Franklin Co. line in order that all of the town would lie in . . . — — Map (db m278218) HM
