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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23DZ_morgans-ohio-raid_Alexandria-TN.html
The raid by Brig. Gen John H. Morgan's Cavalry Division into Indiana and Ohio began here Units were the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th Kentucky Cavalry, and the 9th Tennessee Calvary, with attached artillery. Brig. Gen. Basil Duke an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1S1R_adam-dale_Liberty-TN.html
The first settler (1797) in what later became DeKalb County, Dale built a water-powered log mill to grind corn for the settlers who followed him here in 1800. Traces of the dam remain on Smith's Fork, about 200 yards upstream.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1L2D_beckwith-inn_Smithville-TN.html
The Beckwith Inn was located just south of here on the Old Turnpike. Originally built by James Cannady in 1816, it was one of the best-known landmarks in DeKalb County. James B. ad Rachel Roulstone Beckwith operated the inn from 1843 until the lat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1L2C_evins-old-mill_Smithville-TN.html
1/2 Mi. south on Fall Creek stood a watermill built in 1837 by Daniel Smith, an early Tennessee pioneer. The original mill was destroyed by flood in 1905, and a new one 1000 ft. distant was built by J.E. Evins near Carmack Falls, where the river d…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FN6_dekalb-county-confederate-monument_Smithville-TN.html
(south face) Atlanta • Chickamauga • Murfressboro This monument is dedicated to the memory of all DeKalb Countians who served the Confederacy. They sacrificed much for the cause of an independent South. Their courage and patriotism to the st…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FN5_veterans-memorial-dekalb-county-tennessee_Smithville-TN.html
May the sun of righteousness shining on the American Flag glorify the sacrifice and hold in grateful remembrance the Thousands of our sons and daughters who suffered for our freedom.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ETW_gen-john-h-morgan-csa_Alexandria-TN.html
Side 1-Gen. John H. Morgan CSASide 2-Gen. Morgan left here Dec. 21, 1862, with 2,500 horsemen on his Kentucky Christmas Raid. The raid concluded in Smithville Jan. 5, 1863, after the raiders captured 1887 enemy soldiers and destroyed $2,000,000 in…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ETV_morgan-in-alexandria_Alexandria-TN.html
From late in 1862 to mid-1863, Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg fortified his defenses in Middle Tennessee while Union Gen. William S. Rosecrans reinforced his army. To disrupt the extended Federal communication and supply lines, late in 1862 Bragg …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ETG_battle-of-snow-hill_Dowelltown-TN.html
On April 3, 1863, two Union brigades under Gen. Stanley advanced to this position to battle a Confederate Division commanded by Col. Gano of Morgan's Cavalry ½ mile east on Snow Hill. Union wounded were taken to the Williams house 300 yards t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ETF_dekalb-county-confederate-monument_Smithville-TN.html
(south face)Atlanta · Chickamauga · MurfressboroThis monument is dedicated to the memory of all DeKalb Countians who served the Confederacy. They sacrificed much for the cause of an independent South. Their courage and patriotism to …
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