view gallery S4.5 km | Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park - Eva TN in Wikipedia Entries Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park is a state park in Benton County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. The park is situated on the western shore of the Kentucky Lake impoundment of the Tennessee River, just north of the community of Eva. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 05/15/2023 last visited: 05/16/2023 |
view gallery S7.4 km | Old Johnsonville (3E 12) - New Johnsonville TN in Tennessee Historical Markers 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. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 10/17/2020 last visited: 10/20/2021 |
view gallery S7.4 km | The Tennessee River in the Civil War - New Johnsonville TN in U.S. Civil War Sites Steamboats and gunboats could move freely from Paducah to Alabama, bringing supplies and soldiers to whichever side controlled the river. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 10/25/2020 last visited: 09/30/2021 |
view gallery S7.4 km | The Union Supply Depot - New Johnsonville TN in U.S. Civil War Sites 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. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 10/25/2020 last visited: 09/30/2021 |
view gallery S7.7 km | Nashville and Northwestern Railroad - New Johnsonville TN in U.S. Civil War Sites 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. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 10/25/2020 last visited: 09/30/2021 |
view gallery S7.7 km | The Town of Johnsonville - New Johnsonville TN in U.S. Civil War Sites A civilian community grew up beside the army supply depot, providing goods and services to soldiers and civilian workers during the Civil War. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 10/25/2020 last visited: 09/30/2021 |
view gallery S7.7 km | United States Colored Troops at Johnsonville - New Johnsonville TN in Civil Rights Memorials United States Colored Troops formed the majority of Johnsonville's garrison. They garrisoned the blockhouse defending the Nashville and Northwestern Railroad and fought at the Battle of Johnsonville. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 02/04/2023 last visited: 02/05/2023 |
view gallery S7.7 km | United States Colored Troops at Johnsonville - New Johnsonville TN in U.S. Civil War Sites 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. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 10/25/2020 last visited: 09/30/2021 |
view gallery S7.7 km | The Battle of Johnsonville-Forrest's Opening Move-November 4, 1864 - New Johnsonville TN - in U.S. Civil War Sites Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford B. Forrest was determined to cut off Sherman’s supplies and cripple the Union campaign. In November 1864, Forrest launched a raid at a vital link in the Union chain of supply—Johnsonville. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 10/25/2020 last visited: 09/30/2021 |
view gallery S7.7 km | Battle of Johnsonville - New Johnsonville TN in Battlefields The Battle of Johnsonville was fought November 4–5, 1864, in Benton County, Tennessee and Humphreys County, Tennessee, during the American Civil War. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 10/27/2020 last visited: 10/17/2021 |
view gallery S7.9 km | Johnsonville-Constructing a Military Depot - New Johnsonville TN in U.S. Civil War Sites As the Union military occupation spread over Middle Tennessee, Federal commanders needed a supply depot on the Tennessee River. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 06/06/2023 last visited: 06/06/2023 |
view gallery S7.9 km | Johnsonville Constructing a Military Depot - New Johnsonville TN in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites As the Union military occupation spread over Middle Tennessee, Federal commanders needed a supply depot on the Tennessee River. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 06/25/2020 last visited: 10/05/2021 |
view gallery S11.1 km | Battle of Johnsonville Up in Smoke - New Johnsonville TN in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites Early in November 1864, part of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest’s 3,500-man command occupied the west bank of the Tennessee River opposite Johnsonville. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 06/25/2020 last visited: 10/05/2021 |
view gallery S11.1 km | Battle of Johnsonville - New Johnsonville TN in Civil Rights Memorials Col. Charles R. Thompson commanded the 2,000-man garrison at Johnsonville. The 12th, 13th, and 100th United States Colored Troops (USCT) regiments provided infantry support for the heavily fortified post. The battle was on November 4, 1864. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 02/06/2023 last visited: 02/06/2023 |
view gallery S11.1 km | Johnsonville State Historic Park - New Johnsonville TN in Wikipedia Entries Johnsonville State Historic Park is a state park in Humphreys County, TN. This 2,000-acre park commemorates the Battle of Johnsonville, which was fought in 1864 during the Civil War, and the historic town site of Johnsonville. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 02/06/2023 last visited: 02/06/2023 |
view gallery S11.1 km | Battle of Johnsonville-Up in Smoke - New Johnsonville TN in U.S. Civil War Sites Early in November 1864, part of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest’s 3,500-man command occupied the west bank of the Tennessee River opposite Johnsonville. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 06/06/2023 last visited: 06/06/2023 |
view gallery S11.1 km | Johnsonville Historic District - New Johnsonville TN in U.S. National Register of Historic Places Johnsonville State Historic Park is a state park in Humphreys County, TN. This 2,000-acre park commemorates the Battle of Johnsonville, which was fought in 1864 during the Civil War, and the historic town site of Johnsonville. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 02/10/2023 last visited: 02/06/2023 |
view gallery S11.1 km | Museum at the Welcome Center of the Johnsonville State Historic Park - New Johnsonville TN in History Museums There is a museum in the Welcome Center of the Johnsonville State Historic Park. This 2,000-acre park commemorates the Battle of Johnsonville, which was fought in 1864 during the Civil War, and the historic town site of Johnsonville. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 02/06/2023 last visited: 02/06/2023 |
view gallery S11.1 km | Battle of Johnsonville - New Johnsonville TN in Battlefields Col. Charles R. Thompson commanded the 2,000-man garrison at Johnsonville. The 12th, 13th, and 100th United States Colored Troops (USCT) regiments provided infantry support for the heavily fortified post. The battle was on November 4, 1864. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 02/06/2023 last visited: 02/06/2023 |
view gallery S11.1 km | Johnsonville State Historic Park - New Johnsonville TN in State/Provincial Parks Johnsonville State Historic Park is a state park in Humphreys County, TN. This 2,000-acre park commemorates the Battle of Johnsonville, which was fought in 1864 during the Civil War, and the historic town site of Johnsonville. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 02/10/2023 last visited: 02/06/2023 |
view gallery S11.1 km | Johnsonville State Historic Park - New Johnsonville TN in People-Named Places Johnsonville State Historic Park is a day-use park named for former President Andrew Johnson who also served as the Union Military Governor of Tennessee during the Civil War. This park commemorates the site of he Battle of Johnsonville. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 02/10/2023 last visited: 02/08/2023 |
view gallery SW13.7 km | Thomas Clark Rye - Camden, TN in Citizen Memorials Former Governor of Tennessee posted by: YoSam. location: Tennessee date approved: 12/02/2017 last visited: 05/08/2023 |
view gallery SW13.7 km | LAST - Governor of Tennessee to be Elected by Convention - Camden, TN in Last of its Kind Political against graft and against whiskey. posted by: YoSam. location: Tennessee date approved: 08/16/2019 last visited: 05/08/2023 |
view gallery SW13.7 km | Benton County Courthouse ~ Camden, TN in Courthouses Town was first named "Tranquility", and named Camden, when Post office moved to where the courthouse now sits. posted by: YoSam. location: Tennessee date approved: 12/15/2010 last visited: 05/08/2023 |
view gallery SW13.7 km | Thomas Clark Rye - 4A 21 - Camden, TN in Tennessee Historical Markers Attorney who practice his craft here. posted by: YoSam. location: Tennessee date approved: 12/13/2010 last visited: 05/08/2023 |
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