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Battle of Collierville
Collierville, TN
Collierville's location on the Memphis and Charleston Railroad made it strategically important throughout the Civil War.
Chalmers's Collierville Raid
Collierville, TN
Early in November 1863, Union Gen. William T. Sherman was moving east to relieve the Union army at Chattanooga.
Civil War in Tennessee
Memphis, TN
In 1860, Memphis had Tennessee's largest cotton and slave markets and was a strategic Mississippi River gateway.
Confederate History of Memphis
Memphis, TN
This bluff was fortified by Gen. Pillow May 1862.
Confederate Soldiers Rest
Memphis, TN
Confederate Soldiers Rest is located in the Fowler Section of Historic Elmwood Cemetery.
Confederate States of America
Memphis, TN
When Southern states seceded from the union in 1861, the Mississippi River became not only a vital commercial waterway, but also a...
Elmwood Cemetery
Memphis, TN
Elmwood Cemetery was established on August 28, 1852.
Forrest's Early Home
Memphis, TN
In a house which stood here in antebellum days lived Nathan Bedford Forrest.
Jefferson Davis Memorial
Memphis, TN
(Front): Jefferson Davis President of the Confederate States of America 1861 - 1865 Before the War Between the States, he served with...
N. B. Forrest Camp 215 Sons of Confederate Veterans
Memphis, TN
On June 28, 1900, a group of over 100 sons and grandsons of Confederate veterans met in Memphis to organize a local chapter, or "camp" of...
Nicholas Gotten
Bartlett, TN
Nicholas Gotten a native of Spangdahlen, Germany, immigrated to America at the age of 22: worked in the north before coming to Tennessee:...
Statuary at the Shelby County Courthouse
Memphis, TN
Exterior statuary at the Shelby County Courthouse includes, most prominently, six seated figures carved from single blocks of Tennessee...
Tennessee
Memphis, TN
Although eastern Tennessee was settled in the 1770's, Western Tennessee was still wilderness when the state was admitted to the Union in...
The Commercial Appeal / Publishing Locations
Memphis, TN
(side 1) The Commercial Appeal This newspaper began in 1839 as THE WESTERN WORLD & MEMPHIS BANNER OF THE CONSTITUTION.
The Hunt-Phelan Home
Memphis, TN
During the Civil War, the house was commandeered by General Ulysses Grant as his Memphis Headquarters; Jefferson Davis, President of the...
Virginia ("Ginnie") Bethel Moon
Memphis, TN
The daughter of a Confederate sympathizer, Ginnie Moon was a noted Southern Civil War spy.