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By Mike McKeown, November 30, 2024
Battle of Blue Springs Marker
101 ► Tennessee, Greene County, Mosheim — Battle of Blue Springs — "Drove the enemy in confusion" —
As daylight dimmed in the early evening of October 10, 1863, the low hills around you twinkled with muzzle flashes as the thin line of Confederate defenders opened fire. A blue line of Federal infantry advanced steadily into the fire from behind you . . . — — Map (db m262490) HM
102 ► Tennessee, Greene County, Mosheim — Battles of Blue Springs — Fighting on the Same Ground Twice — Reported permanently removed
On the morning of October 10, 1863, Union Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside’s campaign suddenly arrived at Blue Springs (present-day Mosheim) when Union cavalry attacked Confederate General John S. Williams’s troops. By noon, the Confederate lines were . . . — — Map (db m262492) HM
103 ► Tennessee, Greene County, Mosheim — Pottertown Bridge Burners — Unionists Pay the Ultimate Price —
When Tennessee left the Union in June 1861, Greene County was a hotbed of divided loyalties. Several Unionists, who crafted multi-colored earthenware pottery which is still highly valued, were among the occupants of the nearby community named . . . — — Map (db m81629) HM
104 ► Tennessee, Grundy County, Pelham — Struggling Through the Mountains — Civil War in the Southern Cumberlands —
The beautiful but rugged landscape of the Southern Cumberlands created a transportation nightmare for both Union and Confederate commanders as they struggled to move men and supplies through the area. The Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad provided . . . — — Map (db m181105) HM
105 ► Tennessee, Hamblen County, Morristown — Caught in the Crossfire — Morristown in the Civil War —
In 1861, Morristown was a small railroad town strategically located where the East Tennessee & Virginia Railroad crossed the road to the Cumberland Gap. Although much of East Tennessee was Unionist, Morristown's residents held secessionist . . . — — Map (db m101931) HM
106 ► Tennessee, Hamblen County, Russellville — Bethesda Presbyterian Church — A Church Divided —
Bethesda Presbyterian Church, completed 1835, is a powerful reminder of the effect of the Civil War on the Tennessee home front. As the war clouds gathered, conflicting sympathies divided the congregation, and the church closed its doors. After the . . . — — Map (db m35659) HM
107 ► Tennessee, Hamblen County, Russellville — Longstreet's Headquarters — A Cold Command —
In the winter of 1863-1864, after abandoning the siege of Knoxville, Confederate Gen. James Longstreet was given command of the Confederate forces in Upper East Tennessee. He chose Russellville, a small town on the East Tennessee and Virginia . . . — — Map (db m81633) HM
108 ► Tennessee, Hamilton County, Chattanooga — Chattanooga Creek Picket Lines — Soldier's Truces — Chattanooga Campaign —
(Sidebar): After the Battle of Chickamauga in September 1863, Union Gen. William S. Rosecrans retreated to Federal-occupied Chattanooga, a strategically vital rail center, where Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg laid siege from Lookout Mountain . . . — — Map (db m81653) HM
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109 ► Tennessee, Hamilton County, Chattanooga — Civil War in Tennessee — Controlling the River and Rails —
Controlling the river and railroad junction at Chattanooga was important to both North and South during the war. As a Confederate general noted, Chattanooga "commands important passes into Georgia and Alabama, and would enable the enemy ... to cut . . . — — Map (db m48198) HM
110 ► Tennessee, Hamilton County, Chattanooga — Crucial Supply Lines — East Tennessee Railroads and Bridges —
Two strategically important railroads met in Chattanooga. The Western & Atlantic Railroad (W&A) from Atlanta was finished in 1850. A few hundred yards to your left, it joined the East Tennessee & Georgia Railroad (ET&G), which was completed from . . . — — Map (db m134925) HM
111 ► Tennessee, Hamilton County, Chattanooga — Union Army Hospital — Stringer’s Spring — Chattanooga Campaign —
After the Battle of Chickamauga in September 1863, Union Gen. William S. Rosecrans retreated to Federal-occupied Chattanooga, a strategically vital rail center, where Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg laid siege from Lookout Mountain and . . . — — Map (db m188870) HM
112 ► Tennessee, Hamilton County, Chattanooga, City Center — Cameron Hill — "... most excellent shots" — Chattanooga Campaign —
After the Battle of Chickamauga in September 1863, Union General William S. Rosecrans retreated to Federal-occupied Chattanooga, a strategically vital rail center, where Confederate General Braxton Bragg laid siege from Lookout Mountain . . . — — Map (db m84219) HM
113 ► Tennessee, Hamilton County, Chattanooga, City Center — Crutchfield House — Headquarters and Hospital — Chattanooga Campaign —
(preface) After the Battle of Chickamauga in September 1863, Union Gen. William S. Rosecrans retreated to Federal-occupied Chattanooga, a strategically vital rail center, where Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg laid siege from Lookout Mountain . . . — — Map (db m69252) HM
114 ► Tennessee, Hamilton County, Chattanooga, City Center — Swaim's Jail — Confining Andrew's Raiders —
Swaim’s Jail, a small two-story brick building set into the side of the slope and surrounded by a high board fence, stood across the street. Confederate authorities held Andrew’s Raiders there after their capture in April 1862. James J. Andrews, 22 . . . — — Map (db m51690) HM
115 ► Tennessee, Hamilton County, Chattanooga, Lookout Valley — Raccoon Mountain — Establishing the Cracker Line — Chattanooga Campaign —
(preface) After the Battle of Chickamauga in September 1863, Union Gen. William S. Rosecrans retreated to Federal occupied Chattanooga, a strategically vital rail center, where Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg laid siege from Lookout Mountain . . . — — Map (db m69994) HM
116 ► Tennessee, Hamilton County, Chattanooga, Northshore — Occupied Chattanooga — The Waterfront —
Chattanooga's Tennessee River waterfront underwent major changes during the Civil War. The Confederate troops who occupied the town in the spring of 1862 constructed forts and batteries near the river. When Union Gen. William S. Rosecrans army . . . — — Map (db m59048) HM
117 ► Tennessee, Hamilton County, Chattanooga, Riverfront — Headquarters Row — Generals and Ghosts —
Beginning in 1862, Confederate Gens. Braxton Bragg, Daniel Ledbetter, and Joseph E. Johnston, followed by Union Gens. William S. Rosecrans and George H. Thomas, occupied the Greek Revival-style Richardson house, which stood nearby at 320 Walnut . . . — — Map (db m59043) HM
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118 ► Tennessee, Hamilton County, Lookout Mountain — Soldier Tourists — The View from the Top —
Both the Confederate and the Union soldiers who fought in and around Chattanooga were struck by the region's scenic beauty. During the Union army's occupation of Chattanooga (November 1863 - Summer 1865), countless men hiked up Lookout Mountain to . . . — — Map (db m59082) HM
119 ► Tennessee, Hamilton County, Tiftonia, Lookout Valley — Civil War in Tennessee — The Fight for Lookout Mountain —
Chattanooga, nestled along the banks of the Tennessee River and the northern gateway to the Georgia railroad system, was strategically important to both the United States and the Confederacy in the Civil War. Lookout Mountain (Exits 175 and 178) was . . . — — Map (db m47082) HM
120 ► Tennessee, Hardeman County, Bolivar — Bolivar — Strategic Position —
Located midway between Memphis and Corinth, Mississippi, Bolivar's position on the Hatchie River (a navigable route to the Mississippi River) and its junction of north-south railroads made it a strategic location for both armies. By the fall of . . . — — Map (db m84786) HM
121 ► Tennessee, Hardeman County, Grand Junction — Grand Junction — Crossroads of Conflict —
Grand Junction is named for its location, where the Memphis and Charleston and Mississippi Central Railroads intersect, and was strategically important to both Confederate and Union forces. After defeats at Shiloh and Corinth, Confederates tore up . . . — — Map (db m37277) HM
122 ► Tennessee, Hardin County, Pickwick Dam — Pickwick Landing — Battle of Shiloh — Battle of Shiloh — Reported unreadable
The Tennessee River was of vital strategic importance to both sides during the war. In the spring of 1862, the Union army under Gen. Ulysses S. Grant took control of the river as far south as this point. Grant made his headquarters a few miles north . . . — — Map (db m271436) HM
123 ► Tennessee, Hardin County, Savannah — Grant at Cherry Mansion — "Gentlemen, the ball is in motion" — Battle of Shiloh —
After the February 1862 Union victories at Forts Henry and Donelson, Gen. Don Carlos Buell’s army occupied Nashville while Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s army penetrated to Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River. Buell and Grant planned to attack the . . . — — Map (db m81776) HM
124 ► Tennessee, Hardin County, Shiloh — Johnston's Last Bivouac — "I would fight them if they were a million." — Battle of Shiloh —
(Preface): After the February 1862 Union victories at Forts Henry and Donelson, Gen. Don Carlos Buell's army occupied Nashville while Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's army penetrated to Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River. Buell and Grant planned . . . — — Map (db m81845) HM
125 ► Tennessee, Hawkins County, Rogersville — Clay-Kenner House — Murder in the Streets —
John G. Bynum and his wife Nancy Bradley Phipps Bynum, owned this house during the Civil War. The value of his land and slaves in 1860 totaled $140,000, an enormous sum for the time. Bynum helped raise the county's first Confederate unit, the . . . — — Map (db m97662) HM
126 ► Tennessee, Hawkins County, Rogersville — Rogersville Engagements — Hawkins County in the Civil War —
In June 1861, 1,250 Hawkins County residents voted against secession, while 835 voted in favor. Rural residents tended to have Unionist sympathies but townspeople such as those in Rogersville sided with the Confederacy. Confederate forces often . . . — — Map (db m114004) HM
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127 ► Tennessee, Hawkins County, Rogersville — The Battle of Big Creek — "Utter Destruction of Property & Life" —
Along Big Creek the 2nd Illinois Artillery spent an uncomfortable night as a cold rain fell in the early morning hours of November 6, 1863. Nearby, under orders to strike the Union camp that morning, two Confederate brigades were crossing the . . . — — Map (db m114918) HM
128 ► Tennessee, Hawkins County, Surgoinsville — Fighting in Hawkins County — Surgoinsville and the War —
Land, timber, and commercial opportunities drew settlers here to the banks of the Holston River. As the Civil War approached, the river's importance in the Tennessee Valley made it a contested transportation route. Hawkins County residents mostly . . . — — Map (db m97667) HM
129 ► Tennessee, Haywood County, Brownsville — Fighting for Freedom — Haywood County African American Soldiers —
Before President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, black men were forbidden to serve as U.S. soldiers. Eventually, more than 200,000 African Americans enlisted in U.S. Colored Troops regiments during the last . . . — — Map (db m194093) HM
130 ► Tennessee, Haywood County, Brownsville — The Brownsville Raids — “They burnt down a good part of Brownsville” —
Brownsville's courthouse square resembled a battleground as residents and businesses suffered from repeated raids during the war. Confederate raiders arrested two cotton brokers and four other Brownsville residents on July 25, 1862. A Memphis . . . — — Map (db m199328) HM
131 ► Tennessee, Henderson County, Lexington — Battle for Lexington — Ingersoll's Last Stand — Forrest's First West Tennessee Raid —
Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest led his cavalry brigade on a raid through West Tennessee, Dec. 15, 1862-Jan 3, 1863, destroying railroads and severing Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s supply line between Columbus, Kentucky, and Vicksburg, Mississippi. Forrest . . . — — Map (db m81884) HM
132 ► Tennessee, Henderson County, Parkers Crossroads — Parker's Crossroads — Narrowly Avoided Defeat — Forrest's First West Tennessee Raid — Reported permanently removed
Late in 1862, the Union army under Ulysses S. Grant threatened Vicksburg, Mississippi. Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg ordered Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest to sever Grant's West Tennessee supply line which extended from Columbus, Kentucky, via the . . . — — Map (db m168323) HM
133 ► Tennessee, Henderson County, Sardis — Doe Creek Church and School — Brothers against Brothers —
A classic example of the brother-against-brother feuds resulting from the Civil War began virtually in the shadows of the historic log Doe Creek Church and School. Hugh and Robert Kennedy established farms here early in the 1820s. When the war . . . — — Map (db m81945) HM
134 ► Tennessee, Henderson County, Scotts Hill — Scotts Hill — Riding Through Scotts Hill — Forrest's First West Tennessee Raid —
(preface) Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest led his cavalry brigade on a raid through West Tennessee, Dec 15, 1862-Jan 3, 1863, destroying railroads and severing Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's supply line between Columbus, Kentucky, and Vicksburg, . . . — — Map (db m142782) HM
135 ► Tennessee, Henderson County, Wildersville — Raiders' Escape Route — Retreat from Parkers Crossroads — Forrest's First West Tennessee Raid —
Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest led his cavalry brigade on a raid through West Tennessee, Dec. 15, 1862 - Jan. 3, 1863, destroying railroads and severing Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's supply line between Columbus, Kentucky and Vicksburg, . . . — — Map (db m158364) HM
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136 ► Tennessee, Henry County, Buchanan — Naval Warfare — Controlling the Tennessee River —
This was a busy landing and crossing point on the Tennessee River; a waterway of strategic importance during the war. After the fall of Forts Henry and Donelson in February 1862, the Confederates’ hope of maintaining control of Paris Landing . . . — — Map (db m109035) HM
137 ► Tennessee, Hickman County, Centerville — Hickman County Courthouse — A Brick Fortress —
In 1864, the Hickman County Courthouse and Centerville's business district around the public square became a burned-out war zone. Confederate Col. Jacob B. "Jake" Biffle pursued Col. John Murphy's 2nd Tennessee Mounted Infantry for two days from . . . — — Map (db m99020) HM
138 ► Tennessee, Humphreys County, New Johnsonville — Battle of Johnsonville — Up in Smoke —
Johnsonville was a major Federal supply depot on the Tennessee River at the western terminus of the Nashville and Northwestern Railroad, completed in May 1864. Col. Charles R. Thompson commanded the 2,000-man garrison here. The 12th, 13th, and 100th . . . — — Map (db m74390) HM
139 ► Tennessee, Humphreys County, New Johnsonville — Johnsonville — Constructing a Military Depot —
As the Union military occupation spread over Middle Tennessee, Federal commanders needed a supply depot on the Tennessee River. By 1863, they agree that such a depot, navigable year around, would provide Union armies in the west with a stream of . . . — — Map (db m176873) HM
140 ► Tennessee, Humphreys County, Waverly — Fort Hill at Waverly — Defending Railroads —
The earthen fort in front of you, known as Fort Hill, was the headquarters of the 13th U.S. Colored Troops (USCT), led by Col. John A. Hottenstein, from the fall of 1863 to the end of the war. The fort defended the army-operated railroad that ran . . . — — Map (db m82963) HM
141 ► Tennessee, Jackson County, Gainesboro — Cumberland River Campaign — Burning of Old Columbus —
North of this marker lies the site of Old Columbus, once an important landing on the Cumberland River. In the winter of 1863–1864, the war had disastrous consequences for this river village. Late in December 1863, Gen. Ulysses . . . — — Map (db m68344) HM
142 ► Tennessee, Jackson County, Granville — Civil War in Granville — Contested Town —
The Civil War experiences of Granville, an important Cumberland River port in the nineteenth century, were similar to many rural Upper Cumberland communities. When Tennessee seceded in 1861, most residents backed the Confederacy. Granville was . . . — — Map (db m82194) HM
143 ► Tennessee, Jefferson County, Dandridge — Attack on Dandridge — Judicious Withdrawal —
(preface) In November 1863, Confederate Gen. James Longstreet led a force from Chattanooga to attack Union Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside’ s army at Knoxville. The campaign failed, and in December Longstreet’s men marched east along the East . . . — — Map (db m69520) HM
144 ► Tennessee, Jefferson County, Dandridge — Battle of Hay's Ferry — Fighting for Food —
(preface) In November 1863, Confederate Gen. James Longstreet led a force from Chattanooga to attack Union Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside’ s army at Knoxville. The campaign failed, and in December Longstreet’s men marched east along the East . . . — — Map (db m69526) HM
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145 ► Tennessee, Jefferson County, Dandridge — Blant’s Hill — Holding the Line —
(preface) In November 1863, Confederate Gen. James Longstreet led a force from Chattanooga to attack Union Gen. Ambrose Burnside’s army at Knoxville. The campaign failed, and in December Longstreet’s men marched east along the East . . . — — Map (db m151536) HM
146 ► Tennessee, Jefferson County, Dandridge — Fighting at Dandridge — Midwinter Clash — Reported permanently removed
In November 1863, Confederate Gen. James Longstreet led a force from Chattanooga to attack Union Gen. Ambrose E, Burnside's army at Knoxville. The campaign failed, and in December Longstreet's men marched east along the East Tennessee and . . . — — Map (db m266416) HM
147 ► Tennessee, Jefferson County, Dandridge — Fighting at Dandridge — Midwinter Clash — Reported permanently removed
(preface) In November 1863, Confederate Gen. James Longstreet led a force from Chattanooga to attack Union Gen. Ambrose E, Burnside's army at Knoxville. The campaign failed, and in December Longstreet's men marched east along the East . . . — — Map (db m267473) HM
148 ► Tennessee, Jefferson County, Dandridge — Tennessee Civil War Trails — Create Some History of Your Own —
Welcome to Jefferson 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 m267474) HM
149 ► Tennessee, Jefferson County, Jefferson City — Mossy Creek Engagement — Bending but not Breaking —
(preface) In November 1863, Confederated Gen. James Longstreet led a force from Chattanooga to attack Union Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside’s army at Knoxville. The campaign failed, and in December Longstreet’s men marched east along the East . . . — — Map (db m70659) HM
150 ► Tennessee, Jefferson County, Talbot — Kimbrough's Crossroads — Confederate Surprise —
(preface) In November 1863, Confederate Gen. James Longstreet led a force from Chattanooga to attack Union Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside’ s army at Knoxville. The campaign failed, and in December Longstreet’s men marched east along the East . . . — — Map (db m69548) HM
151 ► Tennessee, Johnson County, Mountain City — Fighting Bushwhackers — The Civil War in Taylorsville —
In 1861, Mountain City had a different name — Taylorsville — but this place had been the seat of Johnson County since 1836. Like other mountain areas, Johnson County strongly supported the Union. Late in 1862, Confederate authorities sent officers . . . — — Map (db m174272) HM
152 ► Tennessee, Knox County, Farragut — Admiral Farragut's Birthplace — Hero of Mobile Bay —
In front of you, on the promontory just across the cove, is where David Glasgow Farragut was born on July 5, 1801. Farragut's father, George Farragut, came to the American colonies in 1776 from Spain as a merchant sea captain. During the . . . — — Map (db m101431) HM
153 ► Tennessee, Knox County, Farragut — Battle of Campbell's Station — "Form on me." —
(preface) On November 4, 1863, to divert Federal forces from Chattanooga, Confederate Gen. James Longstreet led two reinforced divisions from the city to attack Union Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside’s garrison in Knoxville. Burnside confronted . . . — — Map (db m69456) HM
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154 ► Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Fort Higley — Decisive Battle for Knoxville — Knoxville Campaign —
(Preface) On November 4, 1863, to divert Federal forces from Chattanooga, Confederate Gen. James Longstreet led two reinforced divisions from the city to attack Union Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside's garrison in Knoxville. Burnside . . . — — Map (db m167268) HM
155 ► Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Old Gray Cemetery — Silent Voices —
Since the Civil War, the thirteen-acre Old Gray Cemetery has been the final resting place for Union and Confederate veterans. During the conflict, control of Knoxville shifted from Confederate to Union forces, so it is appropriate that both sides . . . — — Map (db m82211) HM
156 ► Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Ramsey House — A Confederate Family in Unionist Country —
The Ramsey Plantation illustrates the story of a Confederate family in Unionist East Tennessee. The family, who supported secession, owned two thousand acres and four to eight slaves. Born here in 1797, James Gettys McGready Ramsey was among the . . . — — Map (db m167296) HM
157 ► Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — War on the Home Front — Mabry-Hazen House and Bethel Cemetery — Knoxville Campaign —
(preface) On November 4, 1863, Confederate Gen. James Longstreet led two reinforced divisions from Chattanooga to attack Union Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside’s garrison at Knoxville. Burnside confronted Longstreet below Knoxville, then withdrew . . . — — Map (db m82212) HM
158 ► Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville, Downtown — Knoxville: A Divided City — Simultaneous Union and Confederate Rallies —
In April 1861, before Tennessee seceded, Knoxville was deeply divided. Excited residents gathered in the streets and held rallies to sway public opinion. These divisions were never more visible then than during simultaneous Union and Confederate . . . — — Map (db m100524) HM
159 ► Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville, Fort Sanders — Fort Sanders — Decisive Battle for Knoxville — Knoxville Campaign — Reported missing
(preface) On November 4, 1863, to divert Federal forces from Chattanooga, Confederate Gen. James Longstreet led two reinforced divisions from the city to attack Union Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside’s garrison in Knoxville. Burnside confronted . . . — — Map (db m82209) HM
160 ► Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville, Marble City — Bleak House — Confederate Memorial Hall —
Bleak House, the home of Robert Houston Armstrong and Louisa Franklin Armstrong, is an Italianate-style mansion completed in 1858. During the Siege and Battle of Knoxville, November 17–December 4, 1863, the house was Confederate Gen. James . . . — — Map (db m69488) HM
161 ► Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville, South Knoxville — Fort Dickerson — Defending Knoxville —
On November 4, 1863, Confederate Gen. James Longstreet led two reinforced divisions from Chattanooga to attack Union Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside's garrison at Knoxville. Burnside confronted Longstreet below Knoxville, then withdrew on November 12. . . . — — Map (db m100512) HM
162 ► Tennessee, Lauderdale County, Henning — Battle of Fort Pillow — Enduring Controversy —
In 1861, seeking to maintain control of the strategically vital Mississippi River, Confederate forces built Fort Pillow on the eastern bank of the river a few miles west of here. They named the fort for Confederate Gen. Gideon J. Pillow. It was . . . — — Map (db m221751) HM
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163 ► Tennessee, Lawrence County, Appleton — Sugar Creek Engagement — Protecting the Army of Tennessee — Hood's Campaign —
(Preface): In September 1864, after Union Gen. William T. Sherman defeated Confederate Gen. John Bell Hood at Atlanta, Hood led the Army of Tennessee northwest against Sherman's supply lines. Rather than contest Sherman's "March to the Sea," . . . — — Map (db m82213) HM
164 ► Tennessee, Lawrence County, Lawrenceburg — Skirmish at Lawrenceburg — Saving the Courthouse —
In November 1862, Confederate cavalrymen under Col. Albert G. Cooper camped near Lawrenceburg. He confined captured Federal soldiers and Union sympathizers in the jail here on the town square. Union Maj. Thomas C. Fitz Gibbon, commanding the post . . . — — Map (db m53601) HM
165 ► Tennessee, Lawrence County, Summertown — Fouche Springs Engagement — "A perfect stampede" — Hood's Campaign —
(preface) In September 1864, after Union Gen. William T. Sherman defeated Confederate Gen. John Bell Hood at Atlanta, Hood led the Army of Tennessee northwest against Sherman’s supply lines. Rather than contest Sherman’s “March to the . . . — — Map (db m75016) HM
166 ► Tennessee, Lewis County, Hohenwald — Civil War in Lewis County — Foragers and Guerrillas —
During the war, many Lewis Country men enlisted in Confederate regiments, including the 3rd, 24th, and 48th Tennessee Infantry and the 9th, 10th, and 19th Tennessee Cavalry. Almost all of the young men marched away to war, leaving the elderly, . . . — — Map (db m82216) HM
167 ► Tennessee, Lincoln County, Fayetteville — Fayetteville Stone Bridge — Safe Passage over the River —
In 1862, Lincoln County and Fayetteville residents celebrated the completion of a local engineering marvel, a huge stone bridge over the Elk River, that they hoped would ensure the continual prosperity of this agricultural community. The 450-foot . . . — — Map (db m152122) HM
168 ► Tennessee, Lincoln County, Fayetteville — Lincoln County in the Civil War — A Confederate Stronghold —
Lincoln County was a Confederate stronghold during the Civil War. Local men formed companies for the Confederate army before Tennessee seceded. In April 1861, Col. Peter B. Turney organized the 1st Confederate Infantry Regiment (first in the state) . . . — — Map (db m82217) HM
169 ► Tennessee, Loudon County, Greenback — National Campground — Bivouac of Reconciliation —
In November 1863, Confederate Gen. James Longstreet besieged Knoxville and Union Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside’s force there. Late in the month, after the Federal victory at Chattanooga, Gen. William T. Sherman led his corps north through largely . . . — — Map (db m82220) HM
170 ► Tennessee, Loudon County, Lenoir City — Lenoir Plantation — Federal Occupation —
The 1863 Union raid on Lenoir Station, now Lenoir City, changed the lives of the family that owned the 2,700-acre plantation here. Dr. Benjamin B. Lenoir was one of four brothers who owned the property. His wife was Henrietta Ramsey Lenoir and his . . . — — Map (db m69443) HM
171 ► Tennessee, Loudon County, Lenoir City — Lenoir's Station — Sander's Raid —
Union Gen. Ambrose Burnside needed to gather information on Confederate troop strength and to cripple the important East Tennessee and Virginia Railroad before he invaded East Tennessee in 1863. In June, he ordered Col. William P. Sanders to march . . . — — Map (db m69434) HM
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172 ► Tennessee, Loudon County, Loudon — Loudon Railroad Bridge — Strategic Crossing —
The covered wooden bridge of the East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad here on the Tennessee River was a strategically significant crossing for rail traffic between Richmond and Chattanooga. The Confederacy especially relied on the railroad for troop . . . — — Map (db m82222) HM
173 ► Tennessee, Loudon County, Morganton — Morganton Crossing — Too Cold to Wade — Knoxville Campaign —
(preface) On November 4, 1863, to divert Federal forces from Chattanooga, Confederate Gen. James Longstreet led two reinforced divisions from the city to attack Union Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside’s garrison in Knoxville. Burnside confronted . . . — — Map (db m69381) HM
174 ► Tennessee, Loudon County, Philadelphia — Battle of Philadelphia — Bivouac of Reconciliation —
During the autumn of 1863, Union Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside's forces occupied Knoxville and much of the surrounding countryside. Philadelphia, a station on the East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad, was the southernmost Union-held town. Col. Frank . . . — — Map (db m82223) HM
175 ► Tennessee, Macon County, Lafayette — A Family Tragedy — The Execution of Pvt. Elvis B. Parker —
Thousands of Tennessee families were caught in the crossfire of the Civil War. Dempsey Parker’s family, which lived in the Hillsdale community here in Macon County, is one of many examples of a family sharply divided between North and South. . . . — — Map (db m68525) HM
176 ► Tennessee, Macon County, Lafayette — Ambush at Meadorville — Conflict in Macon County —
During the Civil War, Macon County experienced internal strife as did many other areas of Tennessee. In the spring of 1863, a Confederate partisan band established itself in this part of the county, where it harassed Federal units and threatened . . . — — Map (db m151149) HM
177 ► Tennessee, Macon County, Lafayette — Macon County in the Civil War — Division and Conflict —
During the Civil War, about 500 Macon County men served on each side. The Highland Rim ridge, as well as family loyalties, generally separated Confederates from Unionists. Gibbs Crossroads, where Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg once had a . . . — — Map (db m82225) HM
178 ► Tennessee, Macon County, Red Boiling Springs — Gibbs Crossroads — Crossroads of War —
Places once prominent in Tennessee’s antebellum transportation routes are sometimes almost forgotten places today. This road intersection was of significant strategic value in fighting the war in Tennessee’s Upper Cumberland region. During the Civil . . . — — Map (db m82226) HM
179 ► Tennessee, Macon County, Red Boiling Springs — Red Boiling Springs — Enlistment Center and Civil War Hospital —
Red Boiling Springs has long been a landmark in Macon County. It was a central crossroads for both Federal and Confederate forces during the Civil War. The war came home for local residents on September 24, 1861, when Capts. Ridley R. West and . . . — — Map (db m39584) HM
180 ► Tennessee, Macon County, Westmoreland — Epperson Springs — Resort and Wartime Enlistment Center — Reported missing
The Epperson Springs Hotel, built by local businessmen so that residents and visitors could enjoy bathing and soaking in a mineral springs, stood here. Most of the state’s early resorts grew up around mineral springs; physicians often touted the . . . — — Map (db m182801) HM
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181 ► Tennessee, Madison County, Denmark — Battle of Britton Lane — An Unexpected Clash —
In August 1862, Confederate Gen. Sterling Price ordered Gen. Frank C. Armstrong to conduct a raid with his 2,000-man cavalry brigade to determine the strength and location of Union forces in West Tennessee. The raiders left Guntown, Mississippi, on . . . — — Map (db m82228) HM
182 ► Tennessee, Madison County, Denmark — Denmark Presbyterian Church — Wartime House of Worship —
This church, built by slaves in 1854, played a significant role in Madison County’s Civil War experiences. In April 1861, days after the firing on Fort Sumter, South Carolina, 104 local men formed a company called The Danes, later part of the 6th . . . — — Map (db m74848) HM
183 ► Tennessee, Madison County, Jackson — Battle of Salem Cemetery — Surprise Attack — Forrest's Second Tennessee Raid —
Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest led his cavalry brigade on a raid through West Tennessee, Dec. 15, 1962-Jan 3, 1863, destroying railroads and severing Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's supply line between Columbus, Kentucky, and Vicksburg, Mississippi. Forrest . . . — — Map (db m278941) HM
184 ► Tennessee, Madison County, Jackson — Holding The Railroads — Union Occupation of Jackson — Forrest's First West Tennessee Raid —
The devastating Confederate defeats at Fort Donelson and Shiloh early in 1862 paved the way for the Federal occupation of railroad towns including Jackson, Trenton, Henderson, and Grand Junction. Confederate troops evacuated Jackson on June 7, and . . . — — Map (db m229751) HM
185 ► Tennessee, Madison County, Jackson — Jackson — Railroad Gateway to Deep South — Forrest's First West Tennessee Raid —
(preface) Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest led his cavalry brigade on a raid through West Tennessee, Dec. 15, 1862 - Jan. 3, 1863, destroying railroads and severing Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's supply line between Columbus, Kentucky, and . . . — — Map (db m275928) HM
186 ► Tennessee, Madison County, Jackson — Occupation of Jackson — The Union Army in West Tennessee —
Confederate troops evacuated Jackson on June 7, 1862, after devastating defeats at Fort Donelson and Shiloh. In the afternoon, the 78th Ohio and 30th Illinois Infantry under Union Gen. John McClernand occupied the town. The 700 Federals seized . . . — — Map (db m155290) HM
187 ► Tennessee, Madison County, Jackson — Union Occupations — Railroad Towns and Contrabands — Forrest's First West Tennessee Raid —
The devastating Confederate defeats at Fort Donelson and Shiloh early in 1862 paved the way for the Federal occupation of railroad towns including Jackson, Trenton, Henderson, and Grand Junction. Confederate troops evacuated Jackson on June 7, . . . — — Map (db m273957) HM
188 ► Tennessee, Marion County, Jasper — Civil War in Tennessee — The Kentucky and Tullahoma Campaigns —
You are about to enter Middle Tennessee, the site of two important Civil War campaigns. The first occurred in June 1862 as Confederate Gen. Braxton Braggs maneuvered the Army of Tennessee successfully through the mountains north past Union Gen. Don . . . — — Map (db m117806) HM
189 ► Tennessee, Marion County, Monteagle — Crossroads of War — The Southern Cumberland Mountains —
Monteagle is an important crossroads in the southern Cumberland Mountains, where roads and railroads crisscross rugged, scenic terrain. In the summer of 1862, Union and Confederate forces raced for advantage among these transportation corridors. . . . — — Map (db m167629) HM
190 ► Tennessee, Marshall County, Chapel Hill — Forrest Boyhood Home — "Wizard of the Saddle" —
The Nathan Bedford Forrest Boyhood Home, the only surviving house of three that the Forrest family occupied in the northern end of Marshall County, is located a quarter mile ahead of you. In 1830, Forrest's father, William Forrest, bought the . . . — — Map (db m196648) HM
191 ► Tennessee, Marshall County, Cornersville — Jake Donelson — Fighting Rooster of the Confederacy —
Jake Donelson, a feisty game rooster and the mascot of Co. H, 3rd Tennessee Infantry (CSA), was one of the more colorful participants in the Civil War. Sgt. Jerome B. “Joe” McCanless of Cornersville purchased Jake for a silver dime from . . . — — Map (db m151105) HM
192 ► Tennessee, Marshall County, Lewisburg — Civil War in Marshall County — The Courthouse Square —
After the attack on Fort Sumter in April 1861, when the Civil War began, a large majority of Marshall County residents supported the Confederacy. They gathered on the Courthouse Square for war news and information about how and where to enlist. At . . . — — Map (db m151086) HM
193 ► Tennessee, Marshall County, Lewisburg — Farmington Engagement — Confederate Cemetery —
The Farmington engagement took place along this road during Confederate Gen. Joseph Wheeler's October 1-6, 1864, raid through the Sequatchie Valley to cut supply lines to Federal-occupied Chattanooga. Wheeler and his 4,000 cavalrymen captured or . . . — — Map (db m151054) HM
194 ► Tennessee, Maury County, Columbia — Athenaeum Rectory — School and Headquarters —
After the Rev. Franklin Gillette Smith took charge of the Columbia Female Institute in 1837, he moved his wife and family into the rectory (completed in 1835) to your left. In 1852, he started his own school here, the Columbia Athenaeum. When the . . . — — Map (db m168638) HM
195 ► Tennessee, Maury County, Columbia — Delaying Forrest — "...a decided stand" — Hood's Campaign —
(Preface): In September 1864, after Union Gen. William T. Sherman defeated Confederate Gen. John Bell Hood at Atlanta, Hood led the Army of Tennessee northwest against Sherman's supply lines. Rather than contest Sherman's "March to the Sea," . . . — — Map (db m28688) HM
196 ► Tennessee, Maury County, Columbia — James K. Polk House — For the Union —
This house, constructed in 1816, is the only surviving Tennessee residence associated with the nation's eleventh president. James Knox Polk (1795-1849) lived here from 1818 to 1824. When Polk's mother died in 1852, the house passed to his younger . . . — — Map (db m97096) HM
197 ► Tennessee, Maury County, Columbia — Nelson House Hotel — A Tragic Death —
On June 26, 1863, Confederate Lt. Andrew Wills Gould, son of a prosperous Nashville merchant and an artillerist in Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest's cavalry, died here at the Nelson House Hotel. He had been badly injured in a clash with . . . — — Map (db m156894) HM
198 ► Tennessee, Maury County, Columbia — Road to Nashville — Columbia Artillery Duel — Hood's Campaign —
(preface) In September 1864, after Union Gen. William T. Sherman defeated Confederate Gen. John Bell Hood at Atlanta, Hood led the Army of Tennessee northwest against Sherman’s supply lines. Rather than contest Sherman’s “March to the . . . — — Map (db m75035) HM
199 ► Tennessee, Maury County, Columbia — Sam Watkins — A Common Soldier's Lasting Legacy —
Samuel Rush Watkins and his wife, Virginia (Jenny) Mayes Watkins, who worshipped here at Zion Presbyterian Church, are buried in the cemetery. In his book Company Aytch: or, a Side Show of the Big Show, Watkins left an incomparable memoir of . . . — — Map (db m85997) HM
200 ► Tennessee, Maury County, Columbia — Side by Side — Rose Hill and Rosemount Cemeteries —
Rose Hill Cemetery was established in 1853, with the earliest graves at the top of the hill. During the Civil War, when the Federals occupied Columbia, its location next to the Nashville & Decatur Railroad made it a significant outpost. Several . . . — — Map (db m156527) HM

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