view gallery E6 km | Ambush at Meadorville-Conflict in Macon County - Lafayette TN in U.S. Civil War Sites In the spring of 1863, a Confederate partisan band established itself in this part of the county, where it harassed Federal units and threatened local Unionists. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 05/28/2023 last visited: 05/28/2023 |
view gallery E6 km | Ambush at Meadorville-Conflict in Macon County - Lafayette TN in Battlefields This rural hamlet experienced a serious firefight between Union cavalry and infantry and the Confederate irregulars on May 2, 1863. Confederate guerillas hidden in the brush of Goose Creek ambushed Union Cos. D and E, 11th Kentucky Infantry. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 05/26/2023 last visited: 05/26/2023 |
view gallery E6 km | Ambush at Meadorville Conflict in Macon County - Lafayette TN in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites During the Civil War, Macon County experienced internal strife as did many other areas of Tennessee. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 06/09/2020 last visited: 10/06/2021 |
view gallery NE6 km | The Home of William Dunn - Lafayette TN in Signs of History On Feb. 7, 1842, the Justices of Smith and Sumner Counties met at the home of William Dunn, located in this vicinity, for the purpose of forming a new county. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 10/24/2020 last visited: 09/25/2021 |
view gallery NE6 km | A Family Tragedy-The Execution of Pvt. Elvis B. Parker - Lafayette TN in U.S. Civil War Sites Thousands of Tennessee families were caught in the crossfire of the Civil War. Dempsey Parker’s family, which lived in the Hillsdale community here in Macon County, is one of many examples of a family sharply divided between North and South. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 05/28/2023 last visited: 05/28/2023 |
view gallery NE6 km | A Family Tragedy-The Execution of Pvt. Elvis B. Parker - Lafayette TN in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites Thousands of Tennessee families were caught in the crossfire of the Civil War. Dempsey Parker’s family, which lived in the Hillsdale community here in Macon County, is one of many examples of a family sharply divided between North and South. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 06/09/2020 last visited: 10/06/2021 |
view gallery NE9.2 km | Macon County in the Civil War-Division and Conflict - Lafayette TN in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites During the Civil War, about 500 Macon County men served on each side. The Highland Rim ridge, as well as family loyalties, generally separated Confederates from Unionists. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 06/09/2020 last visited: 10/06/2021 |
view gallery NE9.2 km | Macon County in the Civil War Division and Conflict - Lafayette TN in U.S. Civil War Sites During the Civil War, about 500 Macon County men served on each side. The Highland Rim ridge, as well as family loyalties, generally separated Confederates from Unionists. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 05/28/2023 last visited: 05/28/2023 |
view gallery NE9.2 km | Macon County in the Civil War-Division and Conflict - Lafayette TN in Battlefields Three engagements took place in Macon County. On May 3, 1863, at Meadorville, four miles south of Lafayette on Highway 10, elements of two Federal units, the 11th Kentucky Infantry and 8th Kentucky Cavalry, fought Confederate guerrillas. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 05/27/2023 last visited: 05/27/2023 |
view gallery NE9.2 km | You Are Here Maps-Macon County in the Civil War-Division and Conflict - Lafayette TN in 'You Are Here' Maps The You Are Here map shows that you are at the courthouse lawn, 201 County Courthouse, Lafayette TN posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 05/27/2023 last visited: 05/27/2023 |
view gallery NE9.2 km | Macon County Confederate Soldiers Monument - Lafayette TN in American Civil War Monuments and Memorials This monument dedicated in memory of the men who served in the Confederate States Army from Macon County, Tennessee during the war between the states 1861-1865. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 05/27/2023 last visited: 05/27/2023 |
view gallery NE9.2 km | Macon County - Lafayette TN in Tennessee Historical Markers Established 1842; named in honor of Nathaniel Macon, North Carolina statesman. This place was selected as the county seat, named for Marquis de LaFayette. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 10/14/2020 last visited: 10/20/2021 |
view gallery SW9.5 km | "The Hartsville Races" (3B 21) - Hartsville TN in Tennessee Historical Markers Attacking the Federal 39th, (DuMont's) Brigade from south & west, a task force of 1300 cavalry & infantry under Maj. Gen. John Hunt Morgan, in a running fight, killed, wounded, or captured 2200 men. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 10/14/2020 last visited: 10/20/2021 |
view gallery SW9.5 km | "The Hartsville Races" - Hartsville TN in American Civil War Monuments and Memorials The Marker is in Hartsville, Tennessee, in Trousdale County. Memorial is on West McMurry Street (SR25) west of Thoroughbred Lane, on the left when traveling west. It is in this post office area: Hartsville TN 37074, United States of America. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 05/26/2023 last visited: 05/26/2023 |
view gallery SW9.8 km | Surprise at Hartsville - Hartsville TN in U.S. Civil War Sites On the morning of December 7, 1862, the Confederates attacked the Union garrison camped on a bluff overlooking the Cumberland River two miles south of here. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 05/25/2023 last visited: 05/25/2023 |
view gallery SW9.8 km | You Are Here Maps-Surprise at Hartsville - Hartsville TN in 'You Are Here' Maps The You Are Here Map shows that you are on the grounds of the Chamber of Commerce, Broadway and White Oak Street, Hartsville, TN USA
37074 posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 05/23/2023 last visited: 05/23/2023 |
view gallery SW9.8 km | Surprise at Hartsville - Hartsville TN in Battlefields On the morning of December 7, 1862, the Confederates attacked the Union garrison camped on a bluff overlooking the Cumberland River two miles south of here. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 05/24/2023 last visited: 05/24/2023 |
view gallery SW9.8 km | Surprise at Hartsville "...by whose fault" - Hartsville TN in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites On the morning of December 7, 1862, the Confederates attacked the Union garrison camped on a bluff overlooking the Cumberland River two miles south of here. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 06/01/2020 last visited: 10/06/2021 |
view gallery SW10 km | Captain William Alexander 3B 86 - Hartsville, TN in Tennessee Historical Markers A Tennessee Historical Commission marker on E Main St in Hartsville about Captain William Alexander. posted by: Team Geologynut location: Tennessee date approved: 06/28/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery SW11.7 km | The Battle of Hartsville in 'You Are Here' Maps The boldest and most successfully executed cavalry raid of the War Between the States posted by: Better Half location: Tennessee date approved: 10/04/2007 last visited: 12/18/2011 |
view gallery NW14 km | Epperson Springs-Resort and Wartime Enlistment Center - Westmoreland TN in U.S. Civil War Sites Because of its prominent location near the Kentucky line, the resort became an enlistment center and a Confederate training camp in the autumn of 1861. It was known as Camp Jim Davis. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 06/20/2023 last visited: 06/20/2023 |
view gallery NW14 km | Epperson Springs-Resort and Wartime Enlistment Center - Westmoreland TN in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites Because of its prominent location near the Kentucky line, the resort became an enlistment center and a Confederate training camp in the autumn of 1861. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 07/05/2020 last visited: 10/05/2021 |
view gallery W14.3 km | Sumner County/Trousdale County-3B20-County Line in Tennessee Historical Markers Located at the county line on US 231 northwest of Hartsville. Easily accessible. posted by: Markerman62 location: Tennessee date approved: 04/08/2015 last visited: 04/08/2015 |
view gallery NW14.6 km | William Owen Bradley - 1915-1998 -3A 220 - Westmoreland, TN in Tennessee Historical Markers Located at U.S. 31E and TN 52, Westmoreland posted by: Markerman62 location: Tennessee date approved: 05/01/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery SE15.3 km | Captain James Bradley 3B 39 - Dixon Springs, TN in Tennessee Historical Markers A Tennessee Historical Commission marker on Dixon Springs Hwy (Hwy 25) in Dixon Springs about Captain James Bradley. posted by: Team Geologynut location: Tennessee date approved: 06/28/2023 last visited: never |
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