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Battle of Blountville 1A-124 |
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 Picture Courtesy of Garry Thompson
Here on September 22, 1863, Confederate forces commanded by Colonel James E. Carter fought a Union Brigade led by Colonel John W. Foster. After delaying the Union advance for more than four hours, Carter withdrew toward Zollicoffer, now known as Bluff City. During the battle, artillery shells set fire to the courthouse and much of the town burned. Skirmishing near Blountville continued until news of the bloody battle at Chickamauga reached General Ambrose Burnside, an Union General Henry Wager Halleck ordered a retreat toward Knoxville.
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Route 126 at the Sullivan County Courthouse Sullivan County Tennessee
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