Death of John Morgan

Death of John Morgan (HME1W)

Location: Greeneville, TN 37745 Greene County
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Country: United States of America
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N 36° 9.867', W 82° 49.883'

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Sept. 4, 1864

The center of the present block was one the garden of the Williams house where Brig. Gen. John Hunt Morgan of Morgan's Raiders fame and his staff were billeted. Just after dawn a detail from Brig. Gen. Alvan C. Gillem's Federal forces slipped past Confederate outposts, surrounded the house, surprised and killed Morgan, and captured his staff.
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HM NumberHME1W
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Marker Number1C 51
Placed ByTennessee Historical Commission
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Date Added Thursday, October 9th, 2014 at 7:19pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 335276 N 4003742
Decimal Degrees36.16445000, -82.83138333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 9.867', W 82° 49.883'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 9' 52.02" N, 82° 49' 52.98" W
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Area Code(s)423
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 115-199 W Church St, Greeneville TN 37745, US
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