A Major Federal Base
Carthage's historic courthouse square was the control center of a major Federal base from 1863 to 1865 in the fight to control the Upper CumberlandRiver region. When Union Gen. George Crook arrived in Carthage to stay in 1863, he commandeered the courthouse for his headquarters. From here, Crook and subsequent commanders directed the work necessary forthe construction of the earthworks on Battery Hill and organized excursions into the countryside. In June 1863, Col. William B. Stokes, 5th TennesseeCavalry (US), replaced Crook and waged a determined war against the many partisan units in the region. In September 1864, Stokes asked permission to "clear the country" of Confederates so "to prevent themfrom bush whacking." The last officer in command here, Col. Abraham E. Garrett, led the 1st Tennessee Mounted Infantry, a 400-man unit largely recruited in Carthage and Nashville. Garrett wrote some of his morning reports in the county's will books. After the war, heremained in Carthage, where he was an attorney and also represented Smith County in the TennesseeGeneral Assembly.HM Number | HM1ALC |
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Series | This marker is part of the Tennessee: Tennessee Civil War Trails series, and the United Daughters of the Confederacy series. |
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Placed By | Tennessee Civil War Trails |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Thursday, September 18th, 2014 at 4:22pm PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16S E 594121 N 4012328 |
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Decimal Degrees | 36.25128333, -85.95236667 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 36° 15.077', W 85° 57.142' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 36° 15' 4.62" N, 85° 57' 8.52" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 615 |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 100-198 2nd Ave W, Carthage TN 37030, US |
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