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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QBQ_freedmens-camp-and-the-usct_Clarksville-TN.html
Wars generate refugees, and the Civil War
was no exception. After Union forces
took control of Clarksville
and New Providence in early 1863 many
escaped slaves and few uprooted white
Unionists came here for protection and
assistance. They we…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QBP_fort-defiance-interpretive-center_Clarksville-TN.html
The history of Clarksville unfolded on this site. Recipients of land grants
from the American Revolution built settlements along the
Cumberland and Red Rivers and with them, came early trade
As the Civil War moved closer, Clarksville, with its …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QBJ_building-fort-sevier-defiance_Clarksville-TN.html
Throughout history forts have been
built to protect important sites. Civil
War-era forts were generally masonry
for seacoast fortifications. Earthen
forts were predominant at inland
locations, including Forts Donelson
and Sevier (Defiance
F…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QBI_forts-versus-ironclads_Clarksville-TN.html
The Confederate response to Union
gunboats on the western rivers was to
build a series of forts. The better forts
were built on higher ground allowing for
"plunging fire" upon Union ships. Forts
Sevier, Clark, and Terry in Clarksville
were l…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QBH_life-as-a-garrisoned-union-soldier_Clarksville-TN.html
It has often been said of the Civil War
soldier that life consisted of moments of
sheer terror followed by months
of sheer boredom. For the garrisoned
soldier, it tended more towards boredom.
For many Union garrisons occupying
Clarksville, d…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QB0_bringing-the-war-to-clarksville_Clarksville-TN.html
The Confederates
The Confederate Engineers
Major Jeremy Gilmer,and Edward Sayers
A West Point-trained engineer from South
Carolina, Gilmer was tasked by General
Johnston to erect defenses in Middle
Tennessee. Gilmer visited Nashville
Cl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QAZ_fort-defiance_Clarksville-TN.html
These are the remnants of Union Fort Bruce.
In September 1861, the Confederate defense line
in the western theatre extended from Columbus
Kentucky, to Cumberland Gap in East Tennessee.
It included most of the Cumberland River and
protected th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1O8W_pioneer-newspaper_Clarksville-TN.html
First launched as a weekly under the name of The Chronicle by Francis Richardson in 1808, it merged with its younger rival, The Tobacco Leaf, at an unknown later date. It is believed to be middle Tennessee's oldest newspaper.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1O8S_site-of-montgomery-county-colleges_Clarksville-TN.html
1848
Montgomery Masonic College
First Institution for Higher Learning
in Montgomery Co.
1855
Stewart College
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1O8D_trices-landing_Clarksville-TN.html
Established by Trice family in
1832 as a river front shipping
point to serve area farmers
and merchants.