Donelson Persists

Perryville

When Donelson’s shattered regiments reached this position, nearly half of his men had been killed and wounded. Despite the appalling casualties, the Confederate attack continued to the west.

With Donelson’s 16th Tennessee Infantry Regiment taking the lead, the stubborn Confederate advance ...

Tannehill Furnace And Foundry

(1829-1865)

2 ½ miles East - the beginning of Steel Industry in this area. Iron Ore, reduced by charcoal, hauled by oxcart, was made into plows, pots, cannon and munitions.

State Park- Camping, Nature Trails, Swimming and Fishing Early American Restorations.

Marker is ...

Second Reformed Church

Erected in 1837 as South

Church of Old Dutch Church

of Sleepy Hollow became a

separate congregation 1851

Marker is on N Broadway (U.S. 9), on the right when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Terrell County

This County, created by Act of the Legislature February 16, 1856, is named for Dr. William Terrell who died in 1855. He served in Congress from 1817 to ‘21. Eight miles west of here was fought the Battle of Echo-wa-noth-away ...

Stewart's Attack

Perryville

Wedged between Donelson’s and Maney’s brigades, Stewart’s Confederates continued their advance. Two Union infantry regiments initially held this area, but Stewart’s attack hurled them back.

There was more work to be done. From the second ridge ahead of you, Union captain ...

Tannehill Furnaces

Tannehill Furnaces began as a

small forge in 1830. During the

War Between the States (1861-1865)

these furnaces were a major

supplier of iron and munitions

for the Confederacy. When

partially destroyed by Union

troops on March 31, 1865, they

were producing more than

20 tons of pig iron ...

Beaufort College

(Text front)

Beaufort College, a college preparatory academy founded in 1795, occupied this Greek Revival building from 1852 to 1861. The school opened in 1084 at Bay and Church Sts. but closed in 1817 after a yellow fever epidemic, reopening in ...

Amador City Cemetery

Est. 1851

The first internment in the Amador City Cemetery was 1851 with the last being in 1892. There are many more graves than indicated by the marble headstones. Some graves were never marked and others utilized hand carved wooden markers. ...

Barnwell County Courthouse

[Marker Front]:

Barnwell County, originally Winton County,

was created out of Orangeburgh District

in 1785. Renamed Barnwell District in 1798

for John Barnwell (1748-1800), a S.C. militia

officer in the Revolution and afterwards,

it became Barnwell County in 1868. The

first courthouse was built at Boiling Springs

in ...

Act of Mercy

Perryville

The Battle of Perryville was a fierce fight for the members of the 79th Pennsylvania Infantry. Fighting in these fields, this unit suffered 40 killed, 146 wounded, and 30 missing. This represents a loss of more than fifty percent of ...