Divided loyalties in Tennessee produced a bitter and violent Civil War experience in Cumberland County, the only county that did not report a vote either for or against secession. Confederate supporters joined Co. B, Lt. Col. Oliver P. Hamilton’s . . . — — Map (db m69232) HM
Welcome to Cumberland County, Tennessee! Get ready to visit small towns with big stories.
Tennessee Civil War Trails tells riveting stories of battles and leaders, and much more. You'll learn about some of the state's 275,000 enslaved men and . . . — — Map (db m268274) HM
Welcome to Cumberland County, Tennessee!
Get ready to visit small towns with big stories.
Tennessee Civil War Trails tells riveting stories of battles and leaders, and much more. You'll learn about some of the state's 275,000 enslaved men and . . . — — Map (db m270279) HM
Less than half a mile west of here, on the Lewis Whitaker farm, the only engagement of the war in Cumberland County between regular Union and Confederate troops took place on December 9, 1863. Several companies of Col. Thomas J. Jordan’s 9th . . . — — Map (db m69228) HM
When the war began, the residents of the Upper Cumberland Plateau were divided in their loyalties. In Cumberland County, for instance, the numbers of Confederate and Union enlistments were about equal.
Some Confederate supporters joined Co. B, . . . — — Map (db m107097) HM
During the early years of European settlement in this valley, Mary McKeechan Patton (1751-1836) operated a gunpowder mill along Powder Branch not far to the south of this spot. Mary McKeechan was born in England and her family immigrated to . . . — — Map (db m183985) HM
A world-class vocalist and actress, Crossville, Tennessee, native Mandy Barnett has been called "a song's best friend” for her interpretive skill and devotion to classic country, R&B, and popular standards.
Barnett's formidable talents and . . . — — Map (db m182677) HM
Formerly the main Crossville United States post office, this courthouse annex bears the name of World War I Cumberland County hero Milo Lemert (1890 - 1918).
Milo Lemert was a sergeant in Company G 119th Infantry 30th Division of the Tennessee . . . — — Map (db m150212) WM
Charles Edward Snodgrass commenced his law practice in Crossville in 1888, probably in this very building. He represented the 4th Congressional District of Tennessee in the U.S. House of Representatives in the 56th & 57th Congresses. He was Judge of . . . — — Map (db m182681) HM
John Hunt Morgan’s Great Raid into Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio began in Cumberland County, Kentucky. The raid lasted 25 days and covered a thousand miles, making it the longest Confederate raid of the Civil War.
Morgan commanded 2,460 cavalrymen . . . — — Map (db m98884) HM
Erected by The Sgt. William A. Hamby Camp 1750 Sons of Confederate Veterans and the SCV Ladies Auxiliary in honor of those from Cumberland County who served in the Civil War
Stone donated by the Rose family of Tennessee Building Stone in memory . . . — — Map (db m150214) WM
