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Civil War Sites in Franklin, TN: Why You Should Visit These Historic Homes
Read the full disclosure here. When I traveled to Franklin, TN, going to the historic Civil War sites wasn’t exactly my top priority. I was more interested in the food and the shopping and the ...
College Students Were Doing Field Work on Campus—and Uncovered a Civil War Trench
University of Tennessee archaeological students working at a former campus parking lot uncovered additional sections of a ...
Union gunboats didn’t just attack rebel military sites – they went after civilian property, too
During the American Civil War, huge metal monsters roamed the Mississippi River. Called ironclads, these boats were about 50 ...
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Remembering the battle of Nashville in the Civil War fought 160 years ago
John Bell Hood again tried to take his Army of Tennessee on the offensive ... it remains one of the city's most important Civil War sites. There are new efforts underway to preserve it, too.
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The Civil War: A Timeline
The Civil War was fought in 10,000 places, from Valverde, New Mexico, and Tullahoma, Tennessee, to St. Albans, Vermont, and Fernandina on the Florida coast. More than 3 million Americans fought in ...
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UT students uncover Civil War-era trench on campus
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Students and professors at the University of Tennessee uncovered remnants of a Civil War trench in the heart of campus recently. State law requires excavation any time there ...
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The Civil War By the Numbers
Pillow, Tennessee on April 12, 1864 100,000+ — Number of Civil War Union corpses found in the South through a federal reinterment program from 1866-1869 303,356 — Number of Union soldiers who ...