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A fortification during the Civil War, Fort Wood was constructed by the Union Army in 1863. The National Park Service has placed several war-era cannons in the neighborhood. [1] In the 1880s, the fort and surrounding land was auctioned off. In time, Fort Wood became one of Chattanooga's finest residential neighborhoods.
Follow day-by-day events during Tennessee's Civil War sesquicentennial (2011–2015) National Park Service map showing Civil War Sites in Tennessee; The Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864 (extensive site) Bibliography of Tennessee Civil War Unit Histories at the Tennessee State Library and Archives; The McGavock Confederate Cemetery at Franklin
Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area is a federally designated National Heritage Area that encompasses the entire U.S. state of Tennessee.The heritage area concentrates on eight major corridors: the Mississippi River, Cumberland River, Tennessee River, Louisville and Nashville Railroad, Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad, East Tennessee Georgia and Virginia Railroad, Memphis and ...
Fort Pickering was built in Memphis Tennessee, by the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. It was taken over by the Union Army to provide control of the Mississippi River south of the city. [1] [2] Fort Pickering Memphis Tennessee Topographical Map of Memphis and Vicinity. Surveyed & drawn by order of Maj. Genl. W. T. Sherman.
Parkers Crossroads Civil War Battlefield. The land upon which the Battle of Parker’s Crossroads took place is now traversed east and west by Interstate 40 and north and south by Tennessee State Route 22, located midway between Memphis and Nashville.
Fort Pillow State Historic Park is a state park in western Tennessee that preserves the American Civil War site of the Battle of Fort Pillow.The 1,642 acre (6.6 km²) Fort Pillow, located in Lauderdale County on the Chickasaw Bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River, is rich in both historic and archaeological significance.
Franklin Battlefield was the site of the Second Battle of Franklin, which occurred late in the American Civil War. It is located in the southern part of Franklin, Tennessee, on U.S. 31. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960. [2] [3]
Blue Springs Encampments and Fortifications is the site of a Civil War military encampment in Bradley County, Tennessee. Union Army forces commanded by General William Tecumseh Sherman camped at this location between October 1863 and April 1865. [2] Entrenchments built on the crests of ridges overlooking the camps are still visible on the site ...