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Blountville was the initial step in the Union’s attempt to force Confederate Maj. Gen. Sam Jones and his command to retire from East Tennessee. [2] [3] The Sullivan County courthouse in Blountville was gutted by a fire that broke out during the shelling. It was rebuilt in 1866.
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Blountville is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the county seat [5] of Sullivan County, Tennessee. The population was 3,074 at the 2010 census [ 6 ] and 3,120 at the 2020 census. It is the only Tennessee county seat not to be an incorporated city or town.
Location of Blount County in Tennessee. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Blount County, Tennessee.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Blount County, Tennessee, United States.
The September 1863 Battle of Blountville was the initial step in a Union attempt to force Jones and his command to retire from East Tennessee. Jones was replaced in favor of General John Cabell Breckinridge. From April 1864 to October 1864, he was in command of the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. He then commanded the ...
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Despite this, Burnside made a rapid advance on Knoxville. Many of the Confederates in eastern Tennessee had been withdrawn for the upcoming Battle of Chickamauga, leaving only two brigades under General Sam Jones (including Frazer's). Having successfully occupied Knoxville on September 2, Burnside could now return his attention to the ...
They boarded a steamboat at the landing below the house to travel to the site of the battle, leaving their meals uneaten. [2] [6] Generals Smith and Wallace died in the house in the aftermath of the battle. [2] [7] The Cherry family continued to own the house until 1935. [2]