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Wear died April 3, 1817, in Sevierville, Tennessee. He is buried in the Ft. Wear cemetery, Henderson Springs, Tennessee. A monument dedicated to Wear reads: "Pioneer, Soldier of four Wars; Colonial, Revolution, Indian,1812; One of the Heroes of Kings Mountain, and a Founder of the State of Franklin. This monument is erected by his decendents."
John Sevier (September 23, 1745 – September 24, 1815) was an American soldier, frontiersman, and politician, and one of the founding fathers of the State of Tennessee.A member of the Democratic-Republican Party, he played a leading role in Tennessee's pre-statehood period, both militarily and politically, and he was elected the state's first governor in 1796.
Sevierville (/ s ə ˈ v ɪər v ɪ l / sə-VEER-vil) is a city in and the county seat of Sevier County, Tennessee, United States, [7] located in eastern Tennessee. The population was 17,889 at the 2020 United States Census. [8]
John Tipton (August 15, 1730 – August 9, 1813) was an American frontiersman and statesman who was active in the early development of the state of Tennessee.He is best remembered for leading the opposition to the State of Franklin movement in the 1780s, as well as for his rivalry with Franklinite leader John Sevier.
Sevier County (/ s ə ˈ v ɪər / sə-VEER) is a county of the U.S. state of Tennessee.As of the 2020 census, the population was 98,380. [3] Its county seat and largest city is Sevierville. [4]
Sevierville: 32: Trotter-McMahan House: October 10, 1975 : 1848 Middle Creek Rd • Boundary increase (listed November 21, 2001, refnum 01001262): 1605 Middle Creek Rd. Sevierville: 33: US Post Office-Sevierville
Colonel William A. Hoskins' provisional XXIII Corps brigade and pro-Union Tennessee volunteers defended the line from Mabry's Hill to the river east of the city. Hascall's division was disposed with Colonel Daniel Cameron's brigade defending the south side of the Tennessee River and Colonel James W. Reilly's brigade forming Burnside's reserve. [33]
Union scouts observed that the Confederates had concentrated on the Fair Garden Road, so Sturgis ordered an attack there in the morning of January 27. In a heavy fog, Col. Edward M. McCook's Union division attacked and drove back Maj. Gen. William T. Martin's Confederates. At about 4:00 p.m., McCook's men charged with sabers and routed the ...