The LCWPA hosts several re-enactments and encampments during the year as well as book signings, children’s history events, and other special events.
This building was moved from its location a half-mile away and now is the home of an authentic 1860s tailor shop where the curator of the museum makes authentic Civil War re-enactment uniforms. On the grounds of the museum is the building that one of Longstreet’s brigade commanders, Gen Joseph Kershaw used as his office.
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Saved from destruction and painstakingly restored by members of the Lakeway Civil War Preservation Association (LCWPA), the General Longstreet Museum is full of artifacts from around the region that bring to life the story of the Civil War in the Lakeway Area. James Longstreet as his headquarters during the winter of 1863-64 following his defeat at the Battle of Fort Sanders in November 1863 during the Knoxville campaign. North of Bethesda Church you’ll find the historic Nenny House that was used by Gen. Soldiers of both armies rest in the cemetery, including 80 unknown dead, most believed to be Confederate soldiers. James Longstreet arrived in the area with 25,000 ill-clad soldiers who remained until late in February 1864. After the Battle of Bean’s Station on December 14, 1863, Confederate Gen. As the war clouds gathered, conflicting sympathies divided the congregation, and the church closed its doors. Just a few miles northeast of Morristown is the historic Bethesda Presbyterian Church & Cemetery.īethesda Presbyterian Church, completed 1835, is a powerful reminder of the effect of the Civil War on the Tennessee home front.
Three pieces of Civil War history can be found in the Morristown/Hamblen County area.
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