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9:05 p.m. April 26, 2012
Knoxville Civil War Gateway opens April 28

By Jeaneane Payne

As Tennessee continues to commemorate the Civil War Sesquicentennial, the Knoxville Civil War Gateway will open at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 28. The Gateway, located at 200 West Hill Ave., will provide maps, walking tour brochures, videos, troop information and graphic presentations of the Civil War story in East Tennessee.

A new downtown walking tour of Civil War Knoxville will also be introduced to the public. While the tour is designed to be self-guided, local Civil War enthusiasts will be available on opening day to lead groups along the route, discussing places, people and events of 1861-1865. Tours are on a first come first serve basis and will leave every half hour from the front door of the Gateway until 4 p.m., Saturday, April 28.

Tennessee's location, river and rail paths, industries, and farmlands all combined to make Tennessee a crucial state for both Unionists and Confederates. Over 1,462 battles were fought in Tennessee with at least one battle being fought in each of its 95 counties.

Tennessee is recognized nationally as one of the top states for Civil War Sites. Civil War sites in Knoxville include:

Confederate Memorial Hall
Confederate Memorial Hall is an antebellum home which served as headquarters to both Generals Longstreet and Lafayette McLaws during the siege of Knoxville and the battle of Fort Sanders.
Map & Directions

Crescent Bend
Crescent Bend served as headquarters for Confederate General Joseph B. Kershaw during the siege of Knoxville and the battle of Fort Sanders.
Map & Directions

Fort Dickerson
Fort Dickerson is one of 16 forts which protected Knoxville. The fort was constructed by the Federals during the winter of 1863-64 and was named for Lt. Jonathan Dickerson.
Map & Directions

bijou theaterLamar House (currently the Bijou Theater)
The Lamar House, built in 1817, was Knoxville's leading hotel during the Civil War.

When the American Civil War erupted the Lamar House was taken over by the Union Army and part of it was converted into a hospital; known as "The Lamar Hospital."

General William P. Sanders died at the hotel. Union General Ulysses S. Grant and Confederate General Joe Johnston were guests at the hotel.
Map & Directions

Mabry-Hazen House
The Mabry-Hazen House Museum, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is located on six acres atop Mabry's Hill in Knoxville. Built in 1858 and housing three generations of the same family from 1858-1987, the Mabry-Hazen House served as headquarters for both Union and Confederate forces during the Civil War.
Map & Directions

The Bethel Cemetery Civil War Museum

Over 1,600 Confederate soldiers are buried in The Bethel Cemetery. Hundreds of those are soldiers who were killed in the battle of Fort Sanders. There are also 50 prisoners and 20 Civil War veterans buried here. The cemetery is open to the public Wednesday through Friday from 11 am - 5pm and on Saturday from 10 am to 3 pm. Burial List
Map & Directions

knoxville national cemetery
Knoxville National Cemetery

Knoxville National Cemetery
Knoxville National Cemetery The cemetery is the burial place for more than 8,000 veterans of the Civil War, the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. The cemetery is the final resting place for two recipients of the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military decoration, given for "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty." One Confederate soldier, Captain George M. Coleman of the 9th Kentucky Regiment, is buried in Section D, Grave 2538. Brigadier General Robert Reese Neyland, a West Point graduate who later became an ROTC instructor and football coach at the University of Tennessee, was recalled into service during World War II, becoming one of the highest ranking officers in the China-Burma-India field of operations. General Neyland and his wife are interred in Section X, Grave 16A. Burial List
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Published April 26, 2012

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