Fort Sanders
1E 69FORT SANDERSFort Sanders, a bastionedearthwork on the ridge twoblocks north of here, wasthe scene of Gen. JamesLongstreet's unsuccessfulassault upon the Federaldefenses of Knoxville atdawn,...
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Confederate Cemetary
1E 86CONFEDERATE CEMETERYDuring the Confederate War, 1861-1865,more than 1600 Confederate soldiersand about 50 Federal prisoners wereburied here. About 20 Confederateveterans have been buried...
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Cavett's Station
1E 31CAVETT'S STATIONAbout 1/2 mile north was this earlyfortified settlement. Here on Sep-tember 25, 1793, Alexander Cavettand 12 other settlers were mas-sacred by a Cherokee war...
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First African American Church
First African American Church. On this site stood Warner Tabernacle African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, the first African American Church in Knoxville, Tennessee, and the site for the...
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Old Gray Cemetary
1E 102Old Gray CemeteryOld Gray Cemetery, incorporated in 1850, is the resting place of William G. Brownlow, Tennessee Governor and U.S. Senator, as well as two other U.S. Senators, eight U.S....
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General Clifton Bledsoe Cates
1 E 111GeneralClifton Bledsoe Cates 1893-1970United States Marine Corps Born in Cates Landing, Tennessee, on August 31, 1893, Clifton B. Cates attended school in Tiptonvile and the Missouri...
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Death of General William P. Sanders
1E 67DEATH OFGEN. WILLIAM P. SANDERSBrig. Gen. William P. Sanders, usingdismounted cavalry to hold off theConfederate advance from the west,was fatally wounded on this ridge,Nov. 18, 1863,...
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Blount Mansion
1E 43 BLOUNT MANSION Built in 1792, this was one of the first frame houses west of the Alleghenies. It served as both the residence of William Blount, Governor of the Territory South of the River...
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Fort Byington
1E 70Fort Byington"The Hill", dear to University ofTennessee alumni, was protected bya battery of Federal cannon anda brigade of infantry duringLongstreet's siege of Knoxville, inNov., 1863. A...
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Fort Dickerson
1E 82FORT DICKERSONLinking with other hills south ofthe river, this Union position wasa major factor in the defense ofKnoxville. Occupied on Nov. 1, 1863,by the 2nd Brig. (Col. Daniel...
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