It affords me sincere pleasure to apprise the Congress of the entire removal of the Cherokee Nation of Indians to their new homes west of the Mississippi. The measures authorized by Congress at its last session, with a view to the . . . — — Map (db m177976) HM
I have often wished to enjoy your company once more but it is very uncertain whether I shall ever again have that pleasure. If we Cherokees are to be driven to the west by the cruel hand of oppression to seek a new home in the west, . . . — — Map (db m177983) HM
The full moon of May is already on the wane; and before another shall have passed way, every Cherokee man, woman and child in those states [North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee] must be in motion to join their brethren in . . . — — Map (db m177955) HM
We are overwhelmed! Our hearts are sickened, our utterance is paralyzed, when we reflect on the condition in which we are placed, by the audacious practices of unprincipled men...
— Principal Chief John Ross to the . . . — — Map (db m177958) HM
Charleston, formerly Fort Cass during the “Trail of Tears” (Indian removal of 1838), was strategically important in the military struggle for East Tennessee. The East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad bridge here, the line’s only crossing . . . — — Map (db m69343) HM
John McPherson entered Cherokee territory as a miller and was an early settler in the Eureka Valley. In 1834 he was one of five founding members of Candies Creek Baptist Church. An active Unionist during the Civil War, he was imprisoned by the . . . — — Map (db m177951) HM
I have all necessary preparations made, having upwards of 600,000 rations on hand, and boats and wagons sufficient to my command to carry [the Cherokee] off comfortably.
— General Nathaniel Smith to C.A. Harris, . . . — — Map (db m177965) HM
Our situation is truly a critical one. Our whole country is full of troops and fortifications and should it be determined by the Govmt, to remove the Cherokees by force under the fraudulent Treaty by the kind of Soldiers which are . . . — — Map (db m177967) HM
My troops already occupy many positions in the country that you are to abandon, and thousands and thousands are approaching from every quarter, to render resistance and escape alike hopeless. All those troops, regular and militia, are . . . — — Map (db m177970) HM
The Cherokees are nearly all prisoners. They have been dragged from their houses, and encamped at the forts and military posts, all over the nation … Our brother [Jesse] Bushyhead and his family, Rev. Stephen Foreman, native . . . — — Map (db m177972) HM
[A]s a very natural result of collecting and marching … men, women and children of all ages and conditions, changing suddenly, and very materially all their habits of life … We should feel little astonishment at finding a high grade . . . — — Map (db m177973) HM
On last Friday two Cherokee men came into our camps … for the purpose of ascertaining whether any thing could be done for their relief. … They said they left their families sick and one of them said he had lost one of his children … . . . — — Map (db m177975) HM
In truth, our cause is your own; it is the cause of liberty and of justice, it is based upon your own principles … Spare our people! Spare the wreck of our prosperity! Let not our deserted homes become the monuments of our . . . — — Map (db m177961) HM
During the war, Henegar House’s occupants, as in many other Tennessee homes, were divided in their loyalties. Henry Benton Henegar, the owner, was a Unionist while his wife, Margaret Lea Henegar, was a secessionist. Whenever Confederates occupied . . . — — Map (db m69346) HM
In December 1835, a small faction of Cherokee, led by Major Ridge, John Ridge, Elias Boudinot, and others, acting on their own and without the consent of Principal Chief John Ross, signed the Treaty of New Echota, setting the conditions for the . . . — — Map (db m177914) HM
In December 1835, a small faction of Cherokee, led by Major Ridge, John Ridge, Elias Boudinot, and others, acting on their own and without the consent of Principal Chief John Ross, signed the Treaty of New Echota, setting the conditions for the . . . — — Map (db m177984) HM
Here stood the home of John Walker, Junior, known as “Chief Jack”. A grandson of Nancy Ward, he was prominent in the affairs of the Cherokee nation, belonging to the party advocating a voluntary treaty of removal of the Cherokees to the . . . — — Map (db m81366) HM
On this site in 1910, East Side School was constructed to serve as a three year City High School. The students then transferred to Bradley Central High School when it was completed in 1916. The school was renamed Allen Grammar School in honor of . . . — — Map (db m153740) HM
On this site in 1916, Bradley Central High School began meeting the educational needs of
this community. Adopting its name from the county, which in turn was named in honor of Col. Edward Bradley, a veteran of both the Revolutionary War and the War . . . — — Map (db m153667) HM
This 1200 pound Meleeny bell (constructed in 1893) was housed in the bell tower of the Bradley County Courthouse until 1960. It was returned to its rightful place in front of the courthouse on Wednesday, February 5, 1992 by Mainstreet-Cleveland as . . . — — Map (db m208839) HM
Dedicated to the people of Bradley County who served and to those who gave their lives in the service of our country
Korea
1950 - 1955
Paul T. McCracken•
Roy L. Whaley•
James L. Evans•
John M. Cofer•
William D. Johnson•
Charles . . . — — Map (db m208838) HM
Erected to the memory of the men of Bradley County who gave their lives in the service of their country during the World War
Frank Barnes•
Calvin C. Climer•
Robert Daughtery•
Fred Farmer•
Ollie Goins•
James Haney•
Carter Hicks•
John F. . . . — — Map (db m208835) WM
Sojourner, stop for a moment and meditate on the names of the men of Bradley County who gave their lives in the second world war that you might continue to enjoy the priceless heritage of freedom
James D. Blankenship•
Billy V. Weaver•
A.R.T. . . . — — Map (db m208277) WM
After battles at Chattanooga in November 1863, and before the Atlanta Campaign the following May, southern Bradley County lay between Union and Confederate lines at Cleveland, Tennessee, and Dalton, Georgia. Both armies scouted the area. Soldiers . . . — — Map (db m115884) HM
When you read about the history of the beginning of the Cleveland Bradley County Public Library as well as exploring all of its historical house portions on Ocoee Street, someone might think that the Library is nothing more than a collection of old . . . — — Map (db m184258) HM
When the Civil War began, Cleveland was a divided community with most residents being sympathetic to the Union. Confederate troops occupied the area in 1861 to control the East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad and to protect the vitally important . . . — — Map (db m69342) HM
Benjamin Cleveland was born in Virginia, later served in the North Carolina House of Commons and led the Wilkes County militia at the Battle of Kings' Mountain on October 7, 1780. This battle was considered a turning point of the American Revolution . . . — — Map (db m107924) HM
On this site in 1883, the first local school building for African-Americans was erected. In 1890, the school awarded four diplomas at its first commencement. The wooden building was razed in 1924, and a new brick structure was built to house grades . . . — — Map (db m153738) HM
South (front) face
CSA
1861
1865
To our known
and unknown
Confederate dead
East face
1861-1865
Erected by, the
Jefferson Davis Chapter
United Daughters
of the Confederacy,
1910.
West . . . — — Map (db m153676) WM
In 1873, Bennet Cooper (1797-1886) gave one-quarter of an acre of land for a family burying ground. His first wife, Lydia, was buried there along with several other family members. The cemetery is located on a ridge behind the Cooper Homeplace . . . — — Map (db m81367) HM
The Craigmiles House-Carmichael Annex was built before the Civil War and first served as the residence of Pleasant M. Craigmiles, his wife Caroline, and their children, Augusta, Walter, Fannie, Edward, and Frances Campbell. Sadly, only Augusta and . . . — — Map (db m184253) HM
Built in 1911
by
Will H. and John B. Fillauer
Restored in 1988
by
Bank of Cleveland
Board of Directors
Henry M. Barkley • Wm. K. Fillauer • John G. Haile • Fritz Harris • G. Robert Taylor • R. Scott Taylor • E. C. Thomas . . . — — Map (db m184268) HM
First called City Cemetery, this is the resting place of both Confederate and Union soldiers. On November 4, 1862, a train wreck south of Cleveland killed 17 Confederate soldiers who are buried here in a mass grave. Nearby engagements in 1863 . . . — — Map (db m102186) HM
The Hardwick-Jarnagin House stands as the cornerstone of the Cleveland Bradley County Public Library's main complex. Joseph H. Hardwick purchased the property in 1881, and the home was completed in 1883. The original home, furnished in the latest . . . — — Map (db m184263) HM
Since 1885 this campus has been dedicated to the purposes of Christian higher education. Lee College was founded by the Church of God as Bible Training School on January 1, 1918, on Caut Avenue in Cleveland. The school relocated in Sevierville in . . . — — Map (db m49558) HM
Masonic Lodge No. 134 and the town of Cleveland established the Masonic Female Institute in 1848 and opened the school in 1856. At the beginning of the war, student and diarist Myra Inman wrote of a disruption in the school's leadership: "Mr. . . . — — Map (db m153687) HM
Chartered Dec. 16, 1837, this was the first such institution in the Ocoee Purchase; here was its home during its entire existence. An early teacher (1843) was Henry von Aldehoff, a native of Prussia and graduate of Bonn University. This building was . . . — — Map (db m49559) HM
Beginning in 192o, this site has variously served publishing, educational, worship and administrative ministries of the Church of God. The publishing ministry began with the first issue of “The Evening Light and Church of God Evangel” on March 1, . . . — — Map (db m184506) HM
One mile west was this Cherokee council ground. Here was held the last council between the United States and the Cherokee nation, preceding the removal of the Indians to Indian Territory, now Oklahoma. John Howard Payne, author of “Home, . . . — — Map (db m49722) HM
This historical marker is placed as a memorial to The Sousa Band Grand Concert
January 30, 1906
Craigmiles Opera House
Cleveland, Tennessee
presented
October 11, 2004
by
Lee University
Dr. Paul Conn, President
Lee University Wind . . . — — Map (db m208274) HM
After Union victories at Chattanooga in November 1863, the Union Army IV Corps's First Division, led by Gen. David S. Stanley, camped in this valley and made preparations for the Atlanta Campaign. By April 1864, more than 9,000 men were present, . . . — — Map (db m153744) HM
This monument is to perpetuate the memory of the Boys in Blue in the war of 1861-65 who have lived in Bradley County was dedicated by Oviatt Post No. 20 G. A. R. May 30 1914 — — Map (db m153743) WM
From Canasoga, near Wetmore, to Chiaha, near South Pittsburg. De Soto's expedition of 1540 followed the Great War and Trading Path, which ran from northeast to southwest, passing near this spot. — — Map (db m178048) HM
