US Grant Monument - Savannah, TN
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YoSam.
N 35° 13.522 W 088° 15.156
16S E 386009 N 3898754
Grant used the house behind this monument as his headquarters.
Waymark Code: WMTV73
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 01/09/2017
Views: 6
County of pyramid: Hardin County
Location of pyramid: Bridge Ave, & Main Ave., traffic triangle at Grants HDQS monument, Savannah
The cannon balls are stacked 9 rows high, with a 9 cannon ball face row for each base line. The entire monument is about 12 feet high from the road, and about 6 feet high from base to pinnacle.
Located on the banks of the beautiful Tennessee River, the home served as headquarters for General U. S. Grant in the spring of 1862. Grant’s breakfast was interrupted by couriers with news that the Battle of Shiloh had begun.
The monument of located two blocks from the house
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