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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2B56_town-of-cumberland_Clarksville-TN.html
The Town of Cumberland (1810-1843) was sited at the, confluence of the Cumberland and Red Rivers as a projected river port for farming communities north of the Red River. It began as a keelboat landing slightly up the Red River to serve the origin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2B55_tobacco-trade-and-the-rivers_Clarksville-TN.html
In the 1780s, the first land grant of 640 acres was made for this area north of the Red River. The stretch of the Cumberland River from Red River Landing to Trice's Landing played a crucial role in the region's economic development. Local farmers …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YDI_bethel-meeting-house_Clarksville-TN.html
In 1812 pioneer preachers Peter Cartwright, Henry B. Bascom, and Thomas A. Morris preached to area settlers in a log structure at this site. Tradition has it that the Bell Witch attended a service here and at a meeting later that night quoted the …
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…