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Fort Dickerson

Fort Dickerson is a Tennessee historical marker in Knox County.

TN 71, in Knoxville, at Woodbine Ave.

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This Federal work was a major factor in the defense of Knoxville against Lt. Gen. Longstreet's assault in November 1863. The fort and neighboring hills were manned by the 2nd Brigade (Cameron), 3rd Div., XXIII Corps, which repulsed by fire Wheeler's Cavalry Corps, advancing from Sweetwater and Maryville.

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Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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