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Denmark Presbyterian Church
Denmark Jackson Rd., Denmark,
TN ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
35° 31' 57.994608",
-89° 0' 4.934412"
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Tennessee State
Historical Marker
Listed in the National Register of Historic Places |
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A House of Worship during War
This National Register-listed church, built by slaves in 1854, played a significant role in Madison County's Civil
War experiences. In April 1861, days after the firing on Ft. Sumter, 104 local men formed a company called
“The Danes”, later part of the 6th Tennessee Infantry Regiment C.S.A. The community gathered at the church to
watch the new soldiers assemble before they left for Camp Beauregard in nearby Jackson. At the ceremony
Emma Cobb presented a silk flag with the company's name to Capt. John Ingram.
On the eve of the Battle of Britton's Lane on August 31, 1862, the 20th and 30th Illinois infantry regiments
commanded by U.S. Col. Elias S. Dennis camped in a grove of mulberry trees nearby the church.
After the battle, the cavalry brigade of C.S.A. Gen. Frank C. Armstrong spent the night in Denmark on their
return south. The Confederates kept their prisoners on the church's second floor, which was a Masonic Lodge.
Inscriptions written by these Federal soldiers can still be seen along the bottoms of the walls.
By 1863, the Union army controlled much of West Tennessee. Local Confederates returning to Denmark on
leave had to be careful. During one Sunday service here, a Federal patrol burst into the church and
two visiting Confederates had to hide under their girlfriends' hoop skirts to avoid capture.
Nearby the church is its historic cemetery, where three Confederate veterans, including Capt. Ingram,
are buried.
Sidebar: “. . . we captured two pieces of artillery, destroyed a portion of the (wagon) train, and took
213 prisoners . . .” Gen. Frank C. Armstrong, September 2, 1862.
Denmark Presbyterian Church was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on June 16, 1983.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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Related Themes: C.S.A., Confederate States of America, Confederacy, Union, Tennessee Freemasons, Masonic Lodges, Miss. Freemasonry
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Denmark Presbyterian Church Tennessee Map
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