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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21MO_suffering-and-survival_Kingsport-TN.html
Union and Confederate forces in Sullivan County
battled to control the East Tennessee & Virginia
Railroad and the Holston River, strategically vital
transportation routes for moving soldiers and
supplies. The county supported secession while
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GA0_battle-of-island-flats_Kingsport-TN.html
In the area to the S.W. was fought this first battle of the Revolution in the West, July 20, 1776. Colonial Militia under Capt. James Thompson, defeated a force of Cherokees under Dragging Canoe, in a short, bloody struggle. It was also the turnin…
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Marching down Island Road from Eaton's Fort on July 20, 1776, the Colonial Militia crossed Eaton's Ridge to this ravine. Here they rushed the British-allied Cherokees, who were hidden behind trees, with such violence that the Indians were forced t…