Significant November Dates in Knoxville Civil War History – 157 Years Ago:
November 17: Siege of Knoxville begins by CSA General James Longstreet
November 18: General William P. Sanders is mortally wounded at the present site of the Second Presbyterian Church
November 19: General Sanders dies in the bridal suite of the Lamar House (now the Bijou Theatre)
November 29: Battle of Fort Sanders begins at dawn and lasts approximately 30 minutes resulting in an overwhelming Union victory. Union casualties number 13; Confederate casualties number over 800.
157 Years Ago – November, 1863
17 Tuesday Nov 2020
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November 16th, the Battle of Campbell Station
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By the Union troops beating the CS forces to the Campbell’s Station intersection by roughly 15 minutes, the Union held the high ground and could successfully retreat to the defenses of Knoxville in a reasonably organized fashion. For this reason the Battle of Campbell’s Station was significant in Knoxville’s Civil War history.
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