Longstreet's Billet - 1B 30 - Russellville
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vhasler
N 36° 15.419 W 083° 11.752
17S E 302721 N 4014688
Lt. General Longstreet's troops occupied this area during winter of 1863-64 while trying to secure East Tennessee to the Confederacy.
Waymark Code: WM57WD
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 11/25/2008
Views: 25
Sign text: Lt. Gen. James Longstreet's Corps occupied this area during the winter of 1863-64, with the mission of securing East Tennessee to the Confederacy. He and his staff occupied this house at that time. Brig. Gen. Kershaw's troops were to the north of the road, and McLaws' Division to the south. McLaws lived in Hayslope.
According to the Longstreet Society newsletter (http://www.longstreet.org/newsletter.htm), the place is going to be renovated as a museum. Currently, it looks like it is falling apart. Worse than I was here a couple years ago.
Marker Name: Longstreet's Billet
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Building
Marker Number: 1B 30
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennnessee Historical Commission
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