This listing of all Union Civil War veterans and their wives in the 1890 Census for Pickett, Fentress, and Clay Counties was compiled by Tami Ramsey. This abstraction includes name, rank, company, town they lived in, any ailments, and county … Continue reading →
The Borderlands Foundation, in partnership with the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area (funded by the National Park Service), produced a 12-page pamphlet that details “a driving tour of the Upper Cumberland.” This information is invaluable if you are visiting … Continue reading →
Travisville was the location of the first Civil War military action in Tennessee, known as the “Affair at Travisville.” Union troops of the 12th Kentucky Calvary and the Home Guards of Houstonville Cavalry attacked a Confederate encampment at Travisville on … Continue reading →
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