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Greeneville

Dickson-Williams Mansion
108 N Irish St, Greeneville TN 37743
423-787-0500
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Confederate cavalry hero Gen. John Hunt Morgan spent the last night of his life in this Greeneville showplace built in 1821. He was ambushed and killed in the home’s garden Sept. 4, 1864. Much on the Civil War history during guided tours, including Morgan’s room with its original furnishings. The building was used by officers of both sides during the war. Guided tours daily 1 pm. $10/adults.

Andrew Johnson National Historic Site
121 Monument Ave, Greeneville TN 37744
423-638-3551
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Johnson was a central figure in Tennessee before, during and after the Civil War. He came to Greeneville as a teenager and began a tailoring operation. Quickly becoming involved in politics, eventually he was elected governor and senator from the state before the war. Remaining loyal to the Union, he was appointed military governor of Tennessee in 1862 and was elected Lincoln’s vice-president in 1864. Becoming president after Lincoln’s death, Johnson was embroiled in Reconstruction politics and was impeached but not convicted by the Senate. He returned to Greeneville after his term as 17th president of the United States. A visitor center houses a very good museum and film and the Andrew Johnson Tailor shop. Make reservations for home tours there. Visitor center open 9 am–5 pm daily (home tours on the half hour).

Bridge-to-Bridge Driving Tour

40-mile tour follows Route 11E (paralleling I-40/81) beginning east of Knoxville and ending southeast of Bull’s Gap
    The major theme of this self-guided tour is the fight for control of the critical East Tennessee and Virginia Railroad, one of the few rail connections between the Eastern and Western Confederacy. Although the line was under Confederate control most of the war, Union sympathizers and guerillas managed to burn bridges and tear up rail, bedeviling the road’s operations. Following the Union occupation of Knoxville in late 1863, Southern forces moved east along the railroad toward Virginia. Confederate Gen. James Longstreet’s troops spent a miserable winter there before being recalled to Lee’s army in the spring of 1864. Among the highlights of the tour are several views of bridges which replaced ones burned during the war and tales of skirmishes and hangings.

On the tour:
Rose Center
442 W Second North St, Morristown TN 37814
423-481-4330
The Rose Center has a good Civil War section and is the source for the Bridge-to-Bridge tour brochure.

Longstreet’s headquarters still stands in Russellville.

Cumberland Gap

Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Visitor center located near Middlesboro KY off Route 25E
606-248-2817
This 20,000-acre park includes acreage in Tennessee, Kentucky and Virginia and offers both natural beauty and history. The strategic importance of this natural path through the mountains was recognized early by both sides. The Civil War history is explored in the visitor center, and some earthworks remain at Fort Lyon near the Pinnacle Overlook. Visitor center open 8 am–5 pm daily. Free.

Harrogate

Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum
6965 Cumberland Gap Parkway, Harrogate TN 37752
423-869-6304
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Located at the main entrance to the Lincoln Memorial University, this museum features significant art and artifacts from the museum’s 30,000-item collection devoted to the president’s life plus other Civil war material. Open Monday–Friday 9 am–4 pm, Saturday 11 am–4 pm, Sunday 1–4 pm. $5/adults.

Website links to these places: Tennessee Links