The Hunt-Phelan Home
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During the Civil War, the house was commandeered by General Ulysses Grant as his Memphis Headquarters; Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy, and a friend of the Hunt Family, also spent time in the house. Later, it was used as a Federal Hospital.
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More markers in Shelby
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
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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
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