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1. I81BRI_170531_001.JPG: Civil War in Tennessee Taking the Great Valley The Great Valley of Tennessee, the Southern Appalachian breadbasket, stretches from Bristol to Chattanooga and with its major turnpikes and railroads was strategically vital to both North and South during the war. The "better half of the little town" of Blountville (Exit 69) was destroyed in a bloody battle on September 22, 1863. Confederate Gen. Alfred E. Jackson, a native of Jonesborough (Exit 50), controlled the town until late in September 1864. Limestone, where in September 1863 Jackson defeated the 100th Ohio Infantry for control of the railroad, is to the south. Greeneville (Exit 36) was the center of Tennessee Unionism and home to President Andrew Johnson; the Andrew Johnson National Monument is located there. The Battle of Blue Springs happened nearby in 1863. A year later, a downtown firefight killed Confederate Gen. John Hunt Morgan. Bulls Gap (Exit 23) was near a key railroad junction where Confederate Gen. John C. Breckinridge pushed Union Gen. Alvan C. Gillem's forces back toward Knoxville in November 1863. Gen. James Longstreet's restored headquarters is located to the west in Russellville, where his corps made winter camp in 1863-1864. Follow the routes of the armies along the Tennessee Civil War Trails. Colorful markers at each stop tell the story of the war's interesting people, places, and events. A free map guide to the Tennessee Trails network is available in the Welcome Center. Please drive carefully as you enjoy the beauty and history of the Tennessee Civil War Trails.
2. I81BRI_170531_008.JPG: Blountville, looking east from near the Union position, with the Masonic Female Institute at upper right, ca 1900.
3. I81BRI_170531_010.JPG: "Execution of Jacob Harmon and His Son Henry," Pottertown Bridge-Burners, from Parson Brownlow's Book (1862).
4. I81BRI_170531_023.JPG: Bristol Regional Site Map
5. I81BRI_170531_056.JPG: Tennessee's Great Valley in Flames
6. I81BRI_170531_064.JPG: The American Civil War in Tennessee The Cost of War, the Price of Freedom, a State Reunited "A house divided against itself cannot stand." Abraham Lincoln uttered these words during the famous Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858, three years before the first shots were fired in the American Civil War. Lincoln's words became an enduring metaphor for a devastating four-year war that would leave hundreds of thousands of Americans dead or wounded yet also make new US citizens of millions of former African American slaves. From 1861 to 1865, Tennessee was "a house divided," as it experienced hundreds of battles, large and small, and the wide-reaching devastation of "total war" on its farms and towns. The state supplied more soldiers to the Confederacy than any other state except Virginia -- it also provided more men for the Union cause than all the other Southern states put together. Tennessee was the last state to secede and the first to rejoin the Union after the fighting stopped. The war years brought misery to almost every Tennessean. The violence and terror of guerilla warfare, disease, and malnutrition, heartbreak and loss, and military rule by both sides touched every corner of the state. The human costs of the conflict were considerable. 66,000 Confederates and 58,000 Federal soldiers were killed or wounded on Tennessee battlefields. Two of the bloodiest battles of the entire Civil War, Shiloh and Stone's River, were fought in Tennessee. The division that made Tennessee a reflection of the rift between North and South also made it a testing ground of political reform after the war. The state's many Unionists took power during Reconstruction and proceeded to abolish slavery, ratify the Reconstruction amendments to the Constitution and return Tennessee to the Union earlier than any other ex-Confederate state. The sacrifices of African-American troops for the Union side strengthened the former slave's claim to a full share in postwar society. These first steps toward emancipation and citizenship were the most hopeful legacy of the Civil War in Tennessee. At war's end, 275,000 Tennesseans formerly enslaved were free. There are hundreds of battlefields, historic sites and museums across the state that explore both the tragic history and hopeful symbols of heroism and kindness. Explore first-hand how the Civil War transformed Tennessee by visiting and discovering these sites throughout the Volunteer State.
7. I81BRI_170531_070.JPG: A Strategic Location Tennessee held enormous strategic importance because of its agricultural, industrial and economic resources. The state was, in Lincoln's words, the "keystone of the Southern arch," and controlling it became a paramount aim of Union strategy. Geographically and economically, the state was destined to be at the center of the conflict. Tennessee was a crucial border between North and South, and three major rivers -- the Mississippi, Tennessee and Cumberland -- flowed across the state. Through Tennessee ran the South's main east-west rail lines as well as the western Confederacy's principal north-south line.
8. I81BRI_170531_072.JPG: "A house divided against itself cannot stand." Abraham Lincoln uttered these words during the famous Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858, three years before the first shots were fired in the American Civil War. Lincoln's words became an enduring metaphor for a devastating four-year war that would leave hundreds of thousands of Americans dead or wounded yet also make new US citizens of millions of former African American slaves.
9. I81BRI_170531_074.JPG: From 1861 to 1865, Tennessee was "a house divided," as it experienced hundreds of battles, large and small, and the wide-reaching devastation of "total war" on its farms and towns. The state supplied more soldiers to the Confederacy than any other state except Virginia -- it also provided more men for the Union cause than all the other Southern states put together. Tennessee was the last state to secede and the first to rejoin the Union after the fighting stopped.
10. I81BRI_170531_076.JPG: The human costs of the conflict were considerable. 66,000 Confederates and 58,000 Federal soldiers were killed or wounded on Tennessee battlefields. Two of the bloodiest battles of the entire Civil War, Shiloh and Stone's River, were fought in Tennessee. The division that made Tennessee a reflection of the rift between North and South also made it a testing ground of political reform after the war. The state's many Unionists took power during Reconstruction and proceeded to abolish slavery, ratify the Reconstruction amendments to the Constitution and return Tennessee to the Union earlier than any other ex-Confederate state.
11. I81BRI_170531_079.JPG: The sacrifices of African-American troops for the Union side strengthened the former slave's claim to a full share in postwar society. These first steps toward emancipation and citizenship were the most hopeful legacy of the Civil War in Tennessee. At war's end, 275,000 Tennesseans formerly enslaved were free. There are hundreds of battlefields, historic sites and museums across the state that explore both the tragic history and hopeful symbols of heroism and kindness. Explore first-hand how the Civil War transformed Tennessee by visiting and discovering these sites throughout the Volunteer State.
12. I81BRI_170531_082.JPG: The Civil War Trail in Tennessee Exploring the Volunteer State's role in America's Greatest Challenge. Designated by Congress, the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area is home to hundreds of historic sites, museums, and landscapes that convey the stories and experiences of the state's Civil War era. Our location, river routes and rail paths, industries and farmlands all combined to make Tennessee a crucial state for both sides. Almost 1,500 engagements, large and small, took place across the landscape, touching each of Tennessee's 95 counties and transforming our farms, businesses, homes and way of life. Yet, out of the ashes of war, Tennesseans black and white built a new society where slavery was abolished and citizenship redefined. The Tennessee Civil War Trails is a partnership program of the Tennessee Department of Transportation and Department of Tourist Development, along with the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area. The trails include hundreds of historic sites and museums. Each site is interpreted and accessible, encouraging you to explore diverse locations and themes about how the Civil War years shaped Tennessee. Shop at nearby specialty and antique shops, enjoy classic southern cooking or walk along trails and greenways. Let the stories you've discovered ignite your imagination as you envision how now-peaceful landscapes and places were once the scenes for deadly battles and emotional community divisions over preserving the Union. Along the Civil War Trails stretching from Memphis to the Tri-Cities, you can visit the national battlefields at Shiloh, Fort Donelson, Chattanooga, and Stones River. But you can also explore the stories from the battles of Franklin, Parker's Crossroads, Fort Pillow, Johnsonville, and Knoxville as well as the many stories of home front, occupation, and emancipation found at such places as Promise Land and Charleston.
13. I81BRI_170531_090.JPG: The Tennessee Civil War Trails are part of a five-state trails system that invites you to explore both well known and lesser-known places associated with America's greatest challenge from 1861 to 1865. The five-state trails system includes more than 1,000 sites that tell the epic and heartfelt stories of civilians and soldiers, both black and white, who experienced triumph and tragedy. The Tennessee trails serve as travel corridors that allow for days of exploration of compelling historic sites and landscapes as well as engaging storylines.
14. I81BRI_170531_114.JPG: Citizens by Joe Falsetti
15. I81BRI_170531_118.JPG: "Citizens" by Joe Falsetti Sculptor Beginning your cultural experience in Tennessee, this sculpture is a project of the Tennessee Arts Commission funded by Tennessee Arts Commission Tennessee Department of Transportation National Endowment for the Arts
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2017 photos: Equipment this year: I continued to use my Fuji XS-1 cameras but, depending on the event, I also used a Nikon D7000. Trips this year: Civil War Trust conferences in Pensacola, FL, Chattanooga, TN (via sites in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee) and Fredericksburg, VA, a family reunion in The Dells, Wisconsin (via sites in Ohio, Indiana, and Wisconsin), New York City, and my 12th consecutive San Diego Comic Con trip (including sites in Arizona). For some reason, several of my photos have been published in physical books this year which is pretty cool. Ones that I know about: "Tarzan, Jungle King of Popular Culture" (David Lemmo), "The Great Crusade: A Guide to World War I American Expeditionary Forces Battlefields and Sites" (Stephen T. Powers and Kevin Dennehy), "The American Spirit" (David McCullough), "Civil War Battlefields: Walking the Trails of History" (David T. Gilbert), "The Year I Was Peter the Great: 1956 — Khrushchev, Stalin's Ghost, and a Young American in Russia" (Marvin Kalb), and "The Judge: 26 Machiavellian Lessons" (Ron Collins and David Skover). Number of photos taken this year: just below 560,000.
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