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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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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.

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Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00
 
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