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BattlefieldsDeSoto and the Tula Tribe - Caddo Gap, AR

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A monument in Caddo Gap relates the history of explorer Hernando DeSoto and his encounter with the warlike Tula tribe - in Caddo Gap, Arkansas.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member The Snowdog

location: Arkansas

date approved: 06/03/2023

last visited: never

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U.S. Civil War SitesBragg's Headquarters-Fateful Decisions at Stones River - Murfreesboro TN

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Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg was troubled as he watched the tents go up here at his new headquarters on January 1, 1863. Before moving his headquarters to this place, he had telegraphed Richmond the previous evening.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Tennessee

date approved: 06/03/2023

last visited: 06/03/2023

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U.S. Civil War SitesThe Bigby Greys-Story of Service - Mount Pleasant TN

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Here on the square, on April 20, 1861, a hundred local men under Capt. Daniel F. Wade were sworn into Confederate service as the Bigby Greys.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Tennessee

date approved: 06/03/2023

last visited: 06/03/2023

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U.S. Civil War SitesBattles of Blue Springs-Fighting on the Same Ground Twice - Mosheim TN

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On the morning of October 10, 1863, Union Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside’s campaign suddenly arrived at Blue Springs (present-day Mosheim) when Union cavalry attacked Confederate General John S. Williams’s troops.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Tennessee

date approved: 06/03/2023

last visited: 06/03/2023

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U.S. Civil War SitesPottertown Bridge Burners-Unionists Pay the Ultimate Price - Mosheim TN

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When Tennessee left the Union in June 1861, Greene County was a hotbed of divided loyalties. Several Unionists, who crafted multi-colored earthenware pottery which is still highly valued, were among the occupants of the nearby community.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Tennessee

date approved: 06/03/2023

last visited: 06/03/2023

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U.S. Civil War SitesMorganton Crossing-Too Cold to Wade - Morganton TN

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Sherman discovered that the Morganton ford was 3 1/2 feet deep and 240 yards wide, making it impossible for the infantry to wade in the near freezing temperature.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Tennessee

date approved: 06/03/2023

last visited: 06/03/2023

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U.S. Civil War SitesBattle of Murfreesboro-Beginning of a Legend - Murfreesboro TN

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Few Union soldiers stationed in Murfreesboro were stirring in the early hours of Sunday morning, July 13, 1862, when Confederate Col. Nathan Bedford Forrest’s cavalry thundered down East Main Street.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Tennessee

date approved: 06/03/2023

last visited: 06/03/2023

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On November 8, 1861, Capt. David Fry, Co. F, 2nd Tennessee Infantry (U.S.) came from Kentucky with orders to burn the bridges. About sixty men then went to the Lick Creek railroad bridge, where they captured Confederate pickets.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Tennessee

date approved: 06/03/2023

last visited: 06/03/2023

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U.S. Civil War SitesSam Davis Capture Site Minor Hill - Minor Hill TN

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On Nov 20, 1863, scout Sam Davis stopped here while carrying dispatches to Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg. According to local tradition, he was asleep under a plum tree when two members of the 7th Kansas Cavalry arrested and searched him.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Tennessee

date approved: 06/03/2023

last visited: 06/03/2023

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U.S. Civil War SitesCumberland Caverns Saltpeter Mine - McMinnville TN

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Even before Tennessee joined the Confederacy in 1861, officials examined the state’s caves for the nitrogen-containing compound called saltpeter, an essential ingredient in gunpowder.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Tennessee

date approved: 06/03/2023

last visited: 06/03/2023

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U.S. Civil War SitesOccupation of McMinnville-Conflict on the Home Front - McMinnville TN[

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The county’s resources and the Manchester and McMinnville Railroad made McMinnville a strategic location that attracted raids by Confederate Gens. Joseph Wheeler, Nathan Bedford Forrest, and Braxton Bragg.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Tennessee

date approved: 06/03/2023

last visited: 06/03/2023

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U.S. Civil War SitesHarris-Collier-Holland Farm-One Family's Story - McKenzie TN

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Albert Gallatin Harris purchased this farm in 1829 and built the present house in 1857. After camping on the land during the Civil War, Union troops ransacked the farm, killing or stealing all the livestock.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Tennessee

date approved: 06/03/2023

last visited: 06/03/2023

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U.S. Civil War SitesMaryville During the Civil War "A shameful...fire" - Maryville TN

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During the antebellum period, Blount County supported abolitionism. In 1822, local Quakers and other residents formed an abolitionist society, and in the decades following, local clergymen preached against the evils of slavery.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Tennessee

date approved: 06/03/2023

last visited: 06/03/2023

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U.S. Civil War SitesWar Comes to Madisonville-Enjoying "forced hospitality" - Madisonville TN

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Madisonville, the seat of Monroe County, was divided during the war. A monument erected years later on the courthouse square commemorates residents who joined Confederate and Federal units.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Tennessee

date approved: 06/03/2023

last visited: 06/03/2023

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U.S. Civil War SitesCamp Myers-Confederate Induction Center - Monroe TN

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Camp Myers, a Confederate training camp established early in 1861 in Overton County together with Camp Zollicoffer, was located nearby and named for Calvin Myers, a Mexican War veteran.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Tennessee

date approved: 06/03/2023

last visited: 06/03/2023

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U.S. Civil War SitesThe Fight for Chattanooga - Tiftonia, TN

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Tennessee Welcome Center — I-24 EB - Tiftonia, Tennessee

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.

location: Tennessee

date approved: 06/02/2023

last visited: never

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Civil War Discovery Trail SitesFort C.F. Smith (Defending the Capital) - Arlington, Virginia

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Located within Fort C.F. Smith Park

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member flyingmoose

location: Virginia

date approved: 06/02/2023

last visited: never

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Civil War Discovery Trail SitesThe Independant Loudoun Rangers - Lovettsville, Virginia

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Located within the Lovettsville Town Square.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member flyingmoose

location: Virginia

date approved: 06/02/2023

last visited: never

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Specific Wars Monuments and MemorialsMonumento aos Heróis da Guerra Peninsular - Lisboa, Portugal

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This is a main monument in Lisbon, and it's dedicated to the heroes of the Napoleonic Wars, namely to the campaign which took place in Iberian peninsula, also known as Peninsular Wars

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Torgut

location: Lisboa, Portugal

date approved: 06/02/2023

last visited: never

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U.S. Civil War SitesLoudon Railroad Bridge - Loudon TN

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On September 1, 1863, as Union Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside's army approached Knoxville, retreating Confederates burned the bridge to block Union cavalry.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Tennessee

date approved: 06/02/2023

last visited: 06/02/2023

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U.S. Civil War SitesMcKenzie's Station - McKenzie TN

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McKenzie’s location put it squarely in the path of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest’s first west Tennessee raid in December 1862. After capturing Union City, Forrest turned east on Christmas Day, burning trestles and destroying track.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Tennessee

date approved: 06/02/2023

last visited: 06/02/2023

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McKenzie’s location put it squarely in the path of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest’s first west Tennessee raid in December 1862. After capturing Union City, Forrest turned east on Christmas Day, burning trestles and destroying track.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Tennessee

date approved: 06/02/2023

last visited: 06/02/2023

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BattlefieldsLoudon Railroad Bridge - Loudon TN

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On September 1, 1863, as Union Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside's army approached Knoxville, retreating Confederates burned the bridge to block Union cavalry.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Tennessee

date approved: 06/02/2023

last visited: 06/02/2023

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Historic FortsMadinat al-Zahra - Córdoba, Andalucía, España

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Fortified city UNESCO heritage

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Ariberna

location: Andalucía, Spain

date approved: 06/01/2023

last visited: never

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World War I SitesCimetière Militaire Allemand de Maissemy - Maissemy, France

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[EN] The Maissemy German military cemetery is the second largest in France after Neuville-St-Vaast. [FR] Le cimetière militaire allemand de Maissemy est le deuxième plus important de France après Neuville-St-Vaast

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member pmaupin

location: Hauts-de-France, France

date approved: 05/31/2023

last visited: never

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