Fort Byington - 1 E 70
Posted by: LSUMonica
N 35° 57.467 W 083° 55.700
17S E 235899 N 3983230
Tennessee Historical Commission marker 1 E 70 - Fort Byington. Located on the University of Tennessee - Knoxville campus.
Waymark Code: WM11BJ
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 12/12/2006
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1 E 70
Fort Byington
"The Hill", dear to University of Tennessee alumni, was protected by a battery of Federal cannon and a brigade of infantry during Longstreet's siege of Knoxville, in Nov., 1863. A line of entrenchments ran across the west and south slopes of the hill, connecting Fort Sanders and Second Creek.
Tennessee Historical Commission
Marker reads the same on both sides.
Other Information:
Fort Byinton (The Hill) Wikipedia Entry
Knoxville Driving Tour