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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WGS_longstreet-encampment-historical_Sweetwater-TN.html
In mid to late 1863, Sweetwater was a supply and staging area for the Confederacy. It was the last secure depot on the East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad, south of the Union lines. In November 1863, General Longstreet, with 15,000 men, camped her…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FDM_the-great-craighead-cave_Sweetwater-TN.html
Saltpeter, or niter, is a key ingredient of gunpowder found in many limestone caves in East Tennessee. In June 1861, Randolph Ross, Jr., and J. Marshall McCue contracted with the Confederate Ordinance Bureau to produce niter here at the "Milk…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1C4O_tennessee-meiji-gakuin-high-school-1989-2007_Sweetwater-TN.html
This monument commemorates Tennessee Meiji Gakuin High School (TMG) which existed here. The school was founded on the Christian principle of service to mankind, with the motto: "Do for others".During its 18 years, TMG graduated 677 students. These…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BCY_affair-at-philadelphia_Sweetwater-TN.html
Here, in the cavalry action following the Battle of Chickamauga, the Confederate cavalry regiments of Dibrell and Morrison attacked Wolford's cavalry brigade, captured 700 prisoners, 6 mountain howitzers, 50 wagons loaded with stores, 10 ambulance…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BCV_battle-of-philadelphia_Sweetwater-TN.html
During the autumn of 1863, Union Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside's forces occupied Knoxville and much of the surrounding countryside. Philadelphia, a station on the East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad, was the southernmost Union-held town. Col. Frank Wol…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BBJ_the-tennessee-overhill-experience_Sweetwater-TN.html
Prosperous farmer, railroad investor, and legislator, I. T. Lenoir deeded a track of his farm in 1858 for the location of a railroad depot on the East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad which bisected the fledging town of Sweetwater. Within a few year…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BBI_sweetwater-depot_Sweetwater-TN.html
(preface)On November 4, 1863, to divert Federal forces from Chattanooga, Confederate Gen. James Longstreet led two reinforced divisions from the city to attack Union Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside's garrison in Knoxville. Burnside confronted Longstreet …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEC_lost-sea_Sweetwater-TN.html
Features of national significance include the world's largest underground lake and the rare anthodite formation (cave flowers). The cave also contains numerous other forms of stalactites and stalagmites. The bones and footprints of a giant Pleisto…