West Wing of Federal Lines in Knoxville, Tennessee

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West Wing of Federal Lines

Neyland Drive, near Second Creek, Knoxville, TN , USA

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The west wing of Burnside's entrenchments in the Federal defense of Knoxville, Nov. 17-Dec. 4, 1863 was anchored here on the river. His line ran northeast to the site of Melrose Hall, U. of TN, then north to Ft. Sanders (17th Street and Laurel Avenue), wh

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