Battle of Murfreesboro

Jan. 2, 1863

1/2 mile north is the hillock commanding a ford over Stone's River. Here Capt. John Mendenhall, 4th US Artillery, artillery officer on Gen. Crittenden's Staff, set a groupment of 58 guns which broke up the assault across the ...

Stockaded Fort 1759

Lake George Battlefield Park

In 1759, while Colonel Montresor constructed Fort George out of limestone, a star-shaped stockaded fort was built closer to Lake George by Major General Jeffery Amherst’s army. This British complex encompassed an officers’ barracks, a soldiers’ barracks, ...

Home of Fred "Cy" Williams

Home-Run King of the National League

He was the first player to hit 200 home runs in the National League. "Cy" Williams played for six years with the Chicago Cubs and for thirteen years with the Philadelphia Phillies. Tied by Babe ...

In Honor Of

In honor of

those who served in

Grenada, Lebanon, Panama

and the Persian Gulf.

Marker is on Cleveland Park Drive, on the right when traveling west.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Fort Mitchell

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Built during Creek War 1813 by Georgia Militia on main Indian trade route to Tombigbee River.

U.S. Troops stationed here until 1837.

1836 Lower Creeks corralled here for forced removal to the West.

Marker can be reached from U.S. 165. ...

Army of the Cumberland

June 24, 1863

Moving to Bradyville, 14 mi. S.E., the XXI Corps (T.L. Crittenden) advanced against minor Confederate resistance on Manchester, to rendezvous with the rest of the Army under cover of Granger's feint at Shelbyville. This flanked the Army of ...

Chase County and the City of Cottonwood Falls

Chase County, named after Salmon P. Chase, who was a United States Senator from Ohio and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, was organized in 1859 in the Kansas Territory.

James Fisher, from Columbiana County, Ohio was ...

Geographic Center of Tennessee

In 1834, the State of TN hired Professor James Hamilton to find its geographic center in order to locate the state capital as near as possible to the center of the state. However, certain circumstances and politics left the capital ...

The Confederate Perspective

"General J.R. Jones was directed to make a demonstration against the enemy's right."

Jackson's official report

Confederate Colonel Edmund Pendleton wrote about the night of September 14, 1862, from his perspective across the road on School House Ridge. Pendleton and his men ...

Battery A, Fourth U.S. Artillery

Artillery Brigade - Second Corps

Army of the Potomac

Second Corps

Artillery Brigade

Battery A Fourth U.S. Artillery

Six 3 inch Rifles

Lieut. Alonzo H. Cushing and Sergt. Frederick Fuger

commanding

July 2 Arrived and took position with the brigade of Brig. General A.S. Webb Second Division Second ...