Tipton County Confederate Reunion

Tipton County Confederate Reunion is a Tennessee historical marker in Tipton County.

Tipton Co, Memphis, on old Tipton Co.,Confederate Reunion Confederate Reunion Grounds (also known as the old campus of Brighton High School known formerly as the Brighton Community Center in front of old high school bldg on School st. in Brighton

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Beginning in 1875, as a gathering of the 7th Tennessee Cavalry, C.S.A., this annual social, historical, and political event soon evolved into a meeting of all West Tennessee's veterans and their families. In 1883, since the town supported prohibition and was located on the railroad, Brighton became the permanent home of this grand assemblage. Attendance grew steadily over the years until it reached 15,000 in 1897. The reunion was suspended in 1936-37 and finally ended in 1940.

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Historical maps covering this location

1859 · Arkansas (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1862 · Johnson's Kentucky & Tennessee (1862) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1874 · County Map of the States of Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1886 · Arkansas. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1903 · Arkansas. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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