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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Phone:
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
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
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
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
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
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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