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The 1863 Siege of Knoxville
 
Battery Wiltsie Marker (<i>wide view; Immaculate Conception Catholic Church is right of marker</i>) image, Touch for more information
By Cosmos Mariner, May 10, 2019
Battery Wiltsie Marker (wide view; Immaculate Conception Catholic Church is right of marker)
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1 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — 1E-83 — Battery Wiltsie
A large Federal earthwork was located back of Vine Avenue between Gay and Walnut Streets when General James Longstreet besieged Knoxville, Nov. 17-Dec. 4, 1863. The Federal defense line ran along this ridge from Fort Hill, (Surrey St. and Saxton . . . Map (db m133841) HM
2 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — The 1863 Siege of KnoxvilleFortifications and Battle Sites
Introduction. After defeating the Union Army of the Cumberland in the bloody battle of Chickamauga (Sep 18-20, 1863) and besieging the Federal provisions in the city of Chattanooga, Confederate Army of Tennessee Commander Gen. Braxton Bragg . . . Map (db m231248) HM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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