His birthplace stands north of the road. A member of the General Assembly at 21, later a captain in the war with Spain, he was 24 years in Congress, later a Senator, Secretary of State 12 years, his efforts in behalf of the United Nations earned him . . . — — Map (db m68323) HM
Established in 1845 by New Hampshire native Dr. Jonathan (or Johnathan) D. Hale and John F. Jouett, Hale's Mill was a grist mill and a sawmill on the Wolf River near Byrdstown. During the Civil War, Hale was loyal to the Union, and his example and . . . — — Map (db m244532) HM
The first military action of the Civil War in Tennessee occurred on September 29, 1861 at Travisville. The blood spilled in this brief engagement brought the reality of the conflict home to the people of the Cumberland Mountains. Confederate Gen. . . . — — Map (db m74250) HM
In the first military action in Tennessee during the Civil War, Union troops of the 1st Kentucky Cavalry and the Home Guards of Houstonville Cavalry attacked a Confederate encampment at Travisville on September 29, 1861. The 100 Confederate troops . . . — — Map (db m74251) HM