Department of Environment & Conservation
Robert Martineau, Commissioner

Tennessee Historical Commission

East Tennessee's Mountain War
Historical Sites

30 Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park – Point Park Visitor Center, Lookout Mountain, 37350. 423-821-7786. Site where the Battles for Chattanooga were fought in October and November 1863, including Lookout Mountain, Orchard Knob, Missionary Ridge, Signal Point and Wauhatchie. The battles resulted in a Northern victory and opened the way for the invasion of Georgia in 1864. Point Park  provides an observatory for orientation to the battles, and a large historic painting of the attack on Lookout Mountain is located in the visitor center. The battlefield is open daily. Admission is free. The historic Craven’s House is open in the summer. Admission is charged. Related Link: Chickamagua & Chattanooga National Miliary Park - National Park Service

31 Battles for Chattanooga Museum–1110 E. Brow Rd., Lookout Mountain, 37350. 423-821-2812. Experience the battles for Chattanooga through the sights and sounds of a three-dimensional, 480 sq. ft. electronic battle map. More than 5,000 miniature soldiers and dramatic sound effects show troop movements during the 1863 battles. Open daily. Admission is charged. Related Link: Battle Summary of Chattanooga - NPS

32 Chattanooga National Cemetery–1200 Bailey Ave., Chattanooga, 37404. 423-855-6590. Chattanooga National Cemetery was established in December 1863 by an order from General George Thomas to provide a proper burial for Union soldiers killed in battles around Chattanooga. Eight Andrews’ Raiders are buried in the cemetery, four of whom were the first to receive the Medal of Honor. In April, 1862 these men were among the 22 Union volunteers who hijacked the locomotive "General" as part of an attempt to disrupt Confederate supply lines in Georgia. Open daily. Admission is free. Related Link: Chickamagua & Chattanooga National Miliary Park - National Park Service

33 Chattanooga Regional History Museum–400 Chestnut St., Chattanooga, 37402. 423-265-3247. The Chattanooga Regional History Museum has an extensive Civil War collection, including a mountain howitzer; Grant’s headquarter’s chair; dozens of muskets, rifles, swords, knives, pistols, and projectiles; various accoutrements; uniforms; original photographs taken by R.M. Linn and George N. Bernard; diaries and letters. Open daily. Admission is charged. Related Link: Chickamagua & Chattanooga National Miliary Park - National Park Service

34 Loudon County Museum/Carmichael Inn–501 Poplar St., Loudon, 37774. Museum includes Civil War exhibits showcased in the Carmichael Inn, a circa 1810 two-story log cabin used as a stagecoach inn. A self-guided tour of downtown Loudon and the county tells of the town’s early years and Civil War history. Open daily. Admission is free.

35 Farragut Folklife Museum– 11408 Municipal Center Drive, Farragut, 37934. 865-966-7057. This small museum contains an impressive collection of artifacts that once belonged to Admiral David Glasgow Farragut, one of the nation’s leading Civil War admirals, who was born a few miles from the site. Open Mon.-Fri. 10:00 – 4:30 pm. Free Admission.

36 Knoxville Driving Tour-Siege of Knoxville and Battle of Fort Sanders– 301 South Gay St., Knoxville, 37902. 865-523-7263. Tour features sites relating to the November, 1863, attempt by Confederate General James Longstreet to capture Knoxville and the army of Union General Ambrose E. Burnside. Some of the sites include: Longstreet’s headquarters, Fort Dickerson, cemeteries, hospitals, site of mortal wounding of Union Gen. William P. Sanders, and the site of the unsuccessful Confederate attack on Fort Sanders. Brochures by the Knoxville Civil War Roundtable are available at the Knoxville Visitors Center, 810 Clinch Ave. Related Link: Fort Sanders - Battle Summary - NPS

37 Fort Dickerson–301 South Gay St., Knoxville, 37902. 800-727-8045 or 865-523-7263. Begun in November, 1863, Fort Dickerson was one of 16 earthen forts and battery emplacements built by the Federal army to protect Knoxville during the Civil War. The position was attacked by Confederate cavalry under Gen. Joseph Wheeler on November 15, 1863, but the assault was cancelled because of the formidable terrain, artillery, and unexpected strong force guarding the approaches to Knoxville. Open daily. Admission is free.Knoxville, 37901. 865-544-4262.

38 Museum of East Tennessee History–601 South Gay St., Knoxville, TN 37902. The museum interprets and preserves the history of the East Tennessee region. A section of "The East Tennesseans" exhibit is dedicated to the Civil War, with uniforms, weaponry, flags, and photographs. Open Tues.-Sun. Admission is free.

39 Confederate Memorial Hall (Bleak House)–3148 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, 37919. 865-522-7263. Bleak House is a Victorian mansion built in 1858 by prominent Knoxvillian Robert H. Armstrong, using slave labor to mold the bricks on-site. During the siege of Knoxville in November and December 1863, the home served as headquarters for Confederate Generals James Longstreet and Lafayette McLaws. Three sharpshooters using the house’s tower were killed here by Federal cannon fire, and a period sketch of their likenesses remains on the wall of the tower. Two cannonballs are still embedded in the walls. Open Tues.-Fri. afternoons, other times by appointment. Admission is charged.

40 Mabry-Hazen House–1711 Dandridge Avenue, Knoxville, 37915. 865-522-8661. This antebellum home was alternately occupied by Union and Confederate forces. In 1861, Confederate General Felix Zollicoffer set up headquarters in the house, and later, during the Union occupation, the grounds were fortified. Thousands of artifacts, including Mrs. Mabry’s sketch of the trenches surrounding the house, create a personal picture of family life during the war years. Open daily. Admission is charged.

41 Confederate Cemetery–1917 Bethel Ave., Knoxville, 37915. 865-522-8661. The cemetery was established during the Confederate occupation of Knoxville, 1861-1863. More than1,600 Confederates are interred in the landscaped gardens. Call for hours. Old Gray Cemetery–P.O. Box 806, Knoxville, 37917 (located at 543 N. Broadway). 423-522-1424. This 13-acre Victorian cemetery reflects the divided sympathies of east Tennesseans with gravestones and sculptured monuments honoring both the Unionists and Confederates. Many notable Knoxvillians are buried here, including Tennessee’s Reconstruction governor William G. "Parson" Brownlow, Confederate Colonel Henry M. Ashby and General William R. Caswell. Open daily. Admission is free. Veteran’s National Cemetery–939 Tyson Street, Knoxville, 37917 (next to Old Gray Cemetery). Established immediately after the siege of Knoxville, this cemetery contains Federal casualties from the Battle of Fort Sanders and members of 1st Heavy Artillery, USCT. Open daily. Related Link: Fort Sanders Battle Summary - National Park Service

42 The Abraham Lincoln Museum–Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, 37752. 423-869-6235. The life and times of the 16th president are recounted at this museum. Located three miles south of Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, the museum houses one of the nation’s largest Lincoln collections. Open daily. Admission is charged. Related Link: Cumberland Gap National Historic Park - NPS

43 Cumberland Gap National Historical Park–US 25E South, P.O. Box 1848, Middlesboro, KY 40965. 606-248-2817. Cumberland Gap is the historic mountain pass on the Wilderness Road that opened the pathway for western migration. During the Civil War, the Cumberland Gap was held first by the South and then captured by Union troops. Each side held the Gap twice. Related Link: Cumberland Gap National Historic Park - NPS

44 From Bridge to Bridge, the Civil War in East Tennessee - East TN Driving Tour presented in brochure format, is a self-guiding tour of historical sites during the War Between the States in the East Tennessee Valley. Beginning at the Strawberry Plains Bridge over the Holston River at the Knox/Jefferson County line, the tour generally follows Hwy 11E and visits 23 locations over its 40 mile length to end at the Lick Creek Bridge in Western Greene County. Both bridges were burned during the war. Stops at Rose Center's Hal Noe Museum in Morristown and historic Bethesda Church include displays of artifacts, photos, and written historical information. Information about a short side tour to Civil War sites in the Dandridge area is available at the Rose Center. To obtain brochures or for more information please contact Rose Center at 423-481-4330 or visit their web site: www.rosecenter.org.

45 Andrew Johnson National Historic Site– 121 Monument Ave., Greeneville, 37744. 423-638-3551 or 423-639-3711. Site marks the home of the 17th president. Site contains a visitors center, Johnson’s tailor shop, two homes of the former president (one furnished with Johnson memorabilia) and the National Cemetery. Open daily. Admission is charged for the home tour only. Related Link: Andrew Johnson National Historic Site - NPS

46 Dickson-Williams Mansion–114 W. Church St., Greeneville, 37745. This home, called the "Showplace of East Tennessee," was headquarters for Union and Confederate armies. It was in this house that General John Hunt Morgan, the "Rebel Raider," spent his last night before he was killed in the garden on September 4, 1864. The room in which he slept has the original furnishings that were there when Morgan occupied the room. Open Mon.-Sat. Sunday tours by appointment. Admission is charged.

47 Tipton-Haynes Historic Site–P.O. Box 225, 2620 South Roan St., Johnson City, 37605. 423-926-3631. Home of Landon Carter Haynes from 1839 until the Civil War. He was an attorney, newspaper editor and Confederate senator. There are 10 original and restored buildings, dating from 1783-1870, gardens, cave, and nature area. Open Mon.-Fri., Nov. 1-March 31, daily April 1-Oct. 31. Admission is charged.

48 Historic Jonesborough Visitors Center–117 Boone St., Jonesborough, 37659. 423-753-1012. A guided walking or buggy ride through Jonesborough points out sites that were headquarters, hospitals, prisons, cemeteries and homes of noted persons related to the Civil War. Tour begins at the visitors center. There is a charge for the guided tour and reservations can be made. A self-guided county tour map includes homes which served as hospitals and headquarters, encampment and skirmish sites, and the route of the East Tennessee and Virginia Railroad. Open daily.

"We were so badly off for horseshoes that on the advance to Knoville we had stripped the shoes from all the dead horses....Our men were nearly as badly off as the animals – perhaps worse, as they did not have hoofs. I have myself seen bloody stains on frozen ground, left by the barefooted where our infantry had passed. We of the artillery took the shoes off the drivers and gave them to the cannoneers who had to march."

-General E.P.Alexander
C.S.A., late, 1864.