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Woodlawn

Woodlawn is a Tennessee historical marker in Fayette County.

Fayette Co, TN 57, west of junction w/TN 18

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This house was built in 1828 by Major Charles Michie, a veteran of the War of 1812. During the War between the States it was for a time headquarters for Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman of the Federal Army. It was also several times occupied by both sides as a hospital.

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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