The Assault Upon Fort Sanders ~ 1E 68
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N 35° 57.537 W 083° 56.034
17S E 235401 N 3983375
Knoxville, TN
Waymark Code: WM2AR0
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 10/03/2007
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The Assault Upon Fort Sanders ~ 1E 68
Four brigades of infantry, Gen. James Longstreet's First Corps, emerging from the declivity to the north, made a bayonet charge upon the Federal Fort Sanders at this point, at dawn, Nov. 29, 1863. They were stopped with heavy casualties by a deep ditch and by raking cannon fire. This climaxed Longstreet's siege of Knoxville.
Marker Name: The Assault Upon Fort Sanders ~ 1E 68
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Battle (war)
Marker Number: 1E 68
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennessee Historical Commission
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