Near Old Johnsonville Road west of Museum Road, on the right when traveling west.
The Union army used a variety of field artillery to protect the supply depot at Johnsonville. Gunboats docked at the wharf were also equipped with heavy naval guns that were effective against Confederate field artillery. Ten field guns were . . . — — Map (db m177401) HM
On Nell Beard Road at Broadway Street (U.S. 70) on Nell Beard Road.
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
Near Old Johnsonville Road near Museum Road, on the left when traveling west.
The construction of Johnsonville's Upper Redoubt - called Fort Johnson during the Civil War - is shrouded in mystery. A redoubt is an earthwork enclosed on all sides. The overall configuration may be square, polygonal, or circular. There is . . . — — Map (db m177359) HM
Near Old Johnsonville Road near Museum Road, on the left when traveling west.
Crockett Cemetery sits in the shadow of the Upper Redoubt. This silent Civil War fortification now watches over the people who once lived and worked in Johnsonville.
Crockett Cemetery was founded here about 1880. In 1987, the families of Old . . . — — Map (db m177285) HM
On Old Johnsonville Road west of Museum Road, on the right when traveling west.
Capt. John W. Morton, Forrest's chief of artillery, discovered a serious flaw in Johnsonville's defenses. The guns in the fortification could not be depressed enough to hit cannon placed behind the levee on the opposite side of the river. The . . . — — Map (db m176883) HM
On Old Johnsonville Road, 0.5 miles west of Nell Beard Road, on the right when traveling west.
Union Gen. William T. Sherman’s army held Atlanta and was poised to strike deeper into the Confederacy. Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford B. Forrest was determined to cut off Sherman’s supplies and cripple the Union campaign. In November 1864, Forrest . . . — — Map (db m176875) HM
On Old Johnsonville Road, 0.3 miles east of Museum Road, on the right when traveling west.
A garrison is a contingent of military personnel stationed at a strategic location for defensive purposes. Federal troops at Johnsonville were responsible for protecting the supply depot and guarding the Nashville and Northwestern Railroad. Between . . . — — Map (db m177278) HM
On Old State Route 1 (County Highway 927) 0.2 miles south of Crockett Road, on the left when traveling south.
In August 1877, Jesse James, the notorious outlaw, moved to this site from Missouri and rented a farm from N.B. Link. Using the assumed name of J.D. Howard, he engaged in farming and horse racing. He entered one of his horses, Red Fox, in local . . . — — Map (db m52583) HM
On Old Johnsonville Road, 0.4 miles west of Nell Beard Road, on the right when traveling west.
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
Near Museum Road, 0.1 miles south of Old Johnsonville Road, on the right when traveling south.
This strong earthen fortification protected the Johnsonville depot. From this position, the Lower Redoubt overlooked the wharves, warehouses and the Tennessee River. Unfortunately, its designers did not anticipate an artillery attack made from the . . . — — Map (db m177289) HM
On Old Johnsonville Road, 0.6 miles west of Nell Beard Road, on the right when traveling west.
Before you is the old railbed of the Nashville and Northwestern Railroad. In 1863, the Union army extended the railroad to the Tennessee River, creating a reliable and secure supply line between the Ohio River and Nashville.
Building the . . . — — Map (db m176871) HM
On Redoubt Lane west of Museum Road, on the right when traveling west.
This town was named for Andrew Johnson, military governor of Tennessee (1862 - 65). Although the community had been a steamboat landing prior to the Civil War, it was not until the Nashville and Northwestern Railroad was completed by the Union Army . . . — — Map (db m176880) HM
Near Old Johnsonville Road near Museum Road, on the left when traveling west.
Since the early 1800s, several hundred families have lived in the Johnsonville—Reynoldsburg area. The same body of water that gave birth to Johnsonville also wrote
the final chapter in it's history. In 1945 the Tennessee river became Kentucky Lake . . . — — Map (db m177286) HM
On Old Johnsonville Road west of Museum Road, on the right when traveling west.
Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest's raid destroyed thirty-three vessels and millions of dollars worth of supplies. He took 150 prisoners. Yet, in the end, the raid had little effect on Gen. Sherman's plans to move deeper into Georgia or on the final . . . — — Map (db m176891) HM
On Old Johnsonville Road near Museum Road, on the right when traveling west.
Johnsonville's Union supply depot included a six-acre horse corral. The corral was located directly to your front and left on what was at the time the bank of the Tennessee River.
The photograph on the right, taken in November 1864, clearly shows . . . — — Map (db m177281) HM
On Old Johnsonville Road, 0.1 miles west of Museum Road, on the left when traveling west.
The Tennessee River flows from the mountains of east Tennessee to the Ohio River at Paducah, Kentucky. In the 19th century it was navigable from the Ohio to Great Bend at Muscle Shoals in northern Alabama. Steamboats and gunboats could move freely . . . — — Map (db m176879) HM
On Old Johnsonville Road, 0.7 miles west of Nell Beard Road, on the right when traveling west.
A civilian community grew up beside the army supply depot, providing goods and services to soldiers and civilian workers. After the Civil War, Johnsonville's economy revolved around the river and the railroad. Johnsonville ceased to exist in the . . . — — Map (db m74425) HM
On Old Johnsonville Road, 0.3 miles west of Nell Beard Road, on the right when traveling west.
During the Civil War, the railroad that terminated at Johnsonville included a turntable for rotating locomotive engines. The turntable was a large circular pit with a stone outer base. Located in the middle of the pit was a central pivot (made of . . . — — Map (db m177265) HM
On Old Johnsonville Road at Museum Road, on the left when traveling west on Old Johnsonville Road.
Johnsonville was a vital cog in the Union war machine. At this busy, noisy, sprawling complex of wharves, docks, warehouses and corrals the work of war continued unabated. Steamboats crowded the wharf. Day in and day out, laborers moved . . . — — Map (db m176878) HM
Near Old Johnsonville Road, 0.5 miles west of Nell Beard Road, on the right when traveling west.
United States Colored Troops formed the majority of Johnsonville's garrison. They played a crucial role in the construction of the depot and its defensive works. They garrisoned the blockhouse defending the Nashville and Northwestern Railroad and . . . — — Map (db m177290) HM
Near Museum Road, 0.1 miles south of Old Johnsonville Road.
The Lower Redoubt, the fortification built to protect the Civil War depot, now watches over Winfrey Cemetery and people who once lived and worked in Johnsonville.
Winfrey Cemetery was originally located on a hill overlooking the town of . . . — — Map (db m177288) HM
