Knoxville Civil War site photos

Photos/text this page courtesy of Chris Shelton, IN, Bill Weisheit, OH and Paul Stanfield, GA For any use of these photos contact Webmaster		Links: 1. Confederate Memorial Hall (Bleak House) 2. Knoxville History 3. Bleak House, Knoxville, Tennessee - Wikipedia 5. Knoxville Tennessee During the Civil War 6. KCWRT - Civil War Knoxville - A Driving Tour 7. Civil War in Knoxville 8. Ephraim Dodd: An American Civil War Union Prisoner
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(2007) Historical marker for the headquarters of James Longstreet and Lafayette McLaws Enlarge Bleak House, built in 1858 for Robert Armstrong. Headquarters of James Longstreet and Lafayette McLaws during 1863 siege of Knoxville. Sharpshooters were stationed in the house tower. In response Union soldiers fired at the house, bullet holes still remain. On the property is an anchor and chain that the Federals stretched across the Holston River (Tennessee River). The chain was to stop any Confederate attempts of floating down the river and destroying a Federal pontoon bridge Photo by Chris Shelton		(2005) Bleak House, Longstreet's HQ Enlarge Photo by Bill Weisheit


(2007) Bleak House Enlarge Photo by Chris Shelton		(2007) Bleak House. Union bullet holes Enlarge Photo by Chris Shelton


(2007) Grave of Ephraim Shelby Dodd (1839-1864), Co. D, 8th Regt., Texas Cav. See Link above for story about Dodd Enlarge Photo by Chris Shelton		(2007) Anchor and cable that was stretched across the Holston River on November 23, 1863 Enlarge Photo by Chris Shelton