Battle of Nashville

Smith's Assault

The Federal XVI Corps attacked southward along this road. After violent artillery bombardment, McArthur's Division took the hill to the west about 4:00 p.m., precipitating the rout of Hood's Army. This hill is named for Col. W. M. Shy, ...

Between Battles

As the spring of 1863 brought green to the countryside and fish up the river, the legions of civil strife faced each other cheerfully across the Rappahannock. After the slaughter of Fredericksburg, the embattled brothers held off death for the ...

Gov. William Rabun

3 mi. ?

The home of William Rabun, Governor of Georgia 1817-1819. Born in Halifax County, N.C., April 8, 1771, Governor Rabun moved to Wilkes Co., Ga., in 1785. Having the usual backwoods schooling of his day, he acquired by reading ...

A Bloody Crossing

Church bells in Fredericksburg tolled 3 a.m. on December 11, 1862, as Union engineers wrestled pontoon boats toward the river's edge in front of you. They intended to use the boats to construct two of the six floating bridges that ...

Roebling Inn

Built in 1905, men working in the construction of the

plant and village paid $2.00 a week for room and board. At one time there were two bowling lanes in the cellar.

Marker is at the intersection of Riverside Avenue and 3rd ...

Powelton Baptist Church

The Powelton Baptist Church, first known as Powell´s Creek Church, was constituted July 1st, 1786, with 26 members by the Rev. Silas Mercer, the Rev. John Harvey, and the Rev. John Thomas. The Rev. Jesse Mercer became pastor of this ...

Pontoon Bridges

At Fredericksburg, the Union army crosseed the Rappahannock River by means of temporary, floating bridges built upon pontoons. In front of you is a reconstructed section of such a bridge, built to eighty percent of its original size. More than ...

Sarah Beaston House

C. 1848

Sarah Beaston was a prominent business person in Chesapeake city (Bohemia Village) in the early 1800's. she had this house built circa 1848 as her retirement home. Previously, she owned and operated the Bayard House, having sold it to ...

Abraham Lincoln Delivered an Impromptu Address

Abraham Lincoln delivered an impromptu address from the balcony of this house while a guest here in 1858

Marker is at the intersection of North Gilbert Street and Lafayette Street, on the left when traveling north on North Gilbert Street.

Courtesy ...

Homes of David Lipscomb

This cabin was home, periodically, up to 1882 of educator, editor, and religious leader David Lipscomb and wife, Margaret Zellner Lipscomb. The Associated Ladies for Lipscomb moved it here from Bell's Bend in 1985. In 1903 the Lipscombs built “Avalon” ...