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John Porter McCown
The Great Smoky Mountains Highway (U.S. 441), Sevierville,
TN ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
35° 51' 35.579988",
-83° 33' 59.94"
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Tennessee State Historical Marker |
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Born 1/4 mi. SE, Aug. 19, 1815. Graduate USMA, 1840. Brevetted captain at Cerro Gordo, Mexican War. Resigned 1861 for the Confederacy; rose to rank of major general. Commanded at New Madrid, Madrid Bend, Island No. 10 and later East Tenn. Dept. Commanded division at Murfreesboro. After war, teacher and surveyor in Sevier Co. Died at Little Rock, Ark., Jan 2, 1879. Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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John Porter McCown Historical Marker Location Map, Sevierville, Tennessee Map
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