Civil War Places in Tennessee

Tennessee was the site of important Civil War battles.

You do not have far to go in Tennessee to find places and sites from the Civil War. Many of them have become memorialized as museums or parks. Confederate and Union soldiers fought the war, and the Union side took full control of Tennessee in 1864.

Shiloh

A park in Shiloh in western Tennessee memorializes the Battle of Shiloh, which was fought over a two-day period in April 1862. Visitors to the park can see the field on which much of the battle was fought, and there is a driving tour available. There also is an interpretive center at the park.

Knoxville

The Confederate Memorial Hall, also known as the Bleak House, was constructed in 1858, and five years later became a headquarters for two Confederate generals during the siege of Knoxville. The mansion includes a tower that was used during the battle, and visitors can see remnants of artillery shells that hit the tower. The mansion includes a museum and rooms that have been restored to appear as they did in the 1850s and 1860s.

Murfreesboro

The Stone River National Battlefield marks the spot where Confederate and Union soldiers fought one of the deadliest battles of the Civil War. More than one out of four soldiers who took part in the battle, which occurred late in 1862 and early 1863, perished. Visitors to the battlefield see equipment that soldiers used in the field. There also is a visitors center at the site.

Chattanooga

The National Cemetery in Chattanooga includes grave sites for more than 12,000 Civil War soldiers. The vast majority of those buried are Union soldiers, some of whom died during the nearby Battle of Orchard Knob. In addition to the tombstones, visitors can see a replica of a locomotive that soldiers stole while moving through Georgia.

References

• Civil War Traveler: Tennessee
• National Park Service: Civil War Sites in Tennessee