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Military Monuments & Museums

Visit the Hazen Brigade Monument which commemorates the Stones River Campaign, a decisive battle favoring Union forces. This monument is noted as the oldest intact civil war monument still standing in its original location. Carnton Mansion, once used as a field hospital for wounded and dying Confederate soldiers, offers tours of the house, grounds and garden. Explore historic Lairdland Farm House and Civil War Museum where you can see an extensive collection of Union and Confederate artifacts, or head for the memorial in Greeneville, the only memorial in Tennessee to honor troops from both the Union and Confederate armies.

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Dyer County Museum
Exhibits include the Timmerman Dollhouse Collection as well as Civil War and other military artifacts, local photos and signage. ...more

Region:  Northwest
City:  Dyersburg, TN
Phone:  731-286-3611

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East Tennessee History Center
Begin your exploration of the region's history at the East Tennessee History Center. Located here are the McClung Historical Collection, a premier genealogical research library, the Museum of East Tennessee History covering 300 years of life in the region, the offices of the East Tennessee Historical Society, and the Knox County Archives, with records dating to 1792. ...more

Region:  Knoxville & Middle East
City:  Knoxville, TN
Phone:  865-215-8824

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Farragut Folklife Museum
The Farragut Folklife Museum--and the town of Farragut itself--is named in honor of David Farragut, the first admiral of the U. S. ...more

Region:  Knoxville & Middle East
City:  Farragut, TN
Phone:  865-966-7057

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First Presbyterian Church
This National Register-listed Greek Revival-styled church building, constructed in 1837, was used as a federal hospital during the Civil War. ...more

Region:  Nashville & Surrounding Areas
City:  Gallatin, TN
Phone:  888-425-5286

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Fisk University & Fisk Jubilee Singers (TM)
Formed in 1871, the Fisk University(R) Jubilee Singers perform throughout the year in the USA and internationally. Call for performance dates. ...more

Region:  Nashville & Surrounding Areas
City:  Nashville, TN
Phone:  (615) 329-8744

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Fort Defiance Interpretive Center
Civil War fort. During the capture of Clarksville, the fort was burned and abandoned by Confederate forces. ...more

Region:  Nashville & Surrounding Areas
City:  Clarksville, TN
Phone:  (931) 472-3351

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Fort Donelson National Battlefield
The site of the first decisive Union victory of the Civil War. A visitor center explains the importance of this pivotal battle. ...more

Region:  Nashville & Surrounding Areas
City:  Dover, TN
Phone:  931-232-5706

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Fort Donelson National Cemetery
Established in 1867 for re-interment of Union soldiers who were originally buried where they fell after the battle of Fort Donelson in 1862. ...more

Region:  Nashville & Surrounding Areas
City:  Dover, TN
Phone:  931-232-5348

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Fort Hill and Museum
Fort Hill is an irregularly shaped redoubt, constructed between 1863-1864, on a hill overlooking Waverly, Tennessee.   The outer walls of the redoubt remain intact around the entire length of the fort. ...more

Region:  Nashville & Surrounding Areas
City:  Waverly, TN
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Fort Negley
Fort Negley was built in 1862 to defend Nashville against Confederate Army attacks. Black laborers assisted the Union Army in building Fort Negley. ...more

Region:  Nashville & Surrounding Areas
City:  Nashville, TN
Phone:  615-862-8470

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Fort Southwest Point
Fort Southwest Point, built in 1797, was a working fort with as many as 625 soldiers until being closed in 1811. After excavations by the Department of Conservation, the University of Tennessee and the City of Kingston, the fort is being reconstructed on its original foundation and includes a barracks, blockhouse and 250 feet of palisade walls. ...more

Region:  Knoxville & Middle East
City:  Kingston, TN
Phone:  865-376-3641

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Fortress Rosecrans
The Union Army constructed Fortress Rosecrans, a massive earthen fort, to serve as a supply depot following their victory at Stones River. ...more

Region:  Nashville & Surrounding Areas
City:  Murfreesboro, TN
Phone:  615-893-9501

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Frank H. McClung Museum - University of Tennessee
A general interest museum featuring permanent exhibitions on Archaeology and the Native Peoples of Tennessee, Ancient Egypt, the Civil War in Knoxville, Decorative Arts, Geology and Fossils, Human Origins, and Freshwater Mussels as well as special temporary exhibits. Museum shop. ...more

Region:  Knoxville & Middle East
City:  Knoxville, TN
Phone:  865-974-2144

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Franklin County Old Jail Museum
Artifacts and memorabilia make up the exhibits at the Old Jail Museum in Winchester, Tennessee. Eight rooms are dedicated to special themes. ...more

Region:  Nashville & Surrounding Areas
City:  Winchester, TN
Phone:  931-967-0524

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Freed House
During the Civil War, Julius Freed served the Confederate army as a member of the Fifteenth Tennessee Infantry of the Army of Tennessee, was wounded, captured, and held as a prisoner of war until his release in May 1865. He then promptly moved to Trenton and became active in the city’s business and municipal relations, operating J. ...more

Region:  Northwest
City:  Trenton, TN
Phone:  731-855-1772

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