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John Porter McCown 1C44

Born 1/4 mile SE, Aug. 19, 1815. Graduate ofUSMA, 1840. Brevetted captain at Cerro Gordo, Mexican War. Resigned 1861 from the Confederacy; rose to rank of major general. Commanded at New Madrid, Madrid Bend, Island No. 10 and later East TN Dept. Commanded division at Murfreesboro. After war, teacher and surveyor in Sevier County. Died at Little Rock, Ark., Jan. 2, 1879.

US 441 south city limits of Sevierville. Sevier County Tennessee


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