Fort Dickerson
Civil War Earthen Fort
–1863–
• One of sixteen Union Army earthen forts and battery positions protecting Knoxville, Nov. 1863–May 1865.
• Named for Capt. Jonathan C. Dickerson, 112th Illinois Mounted Infantry who was killed near Cleveland, TN on Sept. 18, 1863.
• Repulsed assaults by 5,000 Confederate Cavalry under Gen. Joe Wheeler, Nov 15-16, 1863
• Withstood the Siege of Knoxville, Nov 17–Dec 4, 1863.
• Provided artillery support for the Battles of Armstrong’s Hill, Nov 25 & 29, 1863.
• Construction completed by the 104th Ohio Battery, February, 1864.
Marker can be reached from Fort Dickerson Road west of Chapman Highway, on the left when traveling north.
Courtesy hmdb.org
