Civil War Journey in Clarksville, Tenn.

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Places 17 Oak Top – Home of Judge Thomas W. Wisdom (1858) 107 Madison Terrace National Register of Historic Places. Private residence. See Thomas W. Wisdom, page 28. RETURN TO MADISON ST. TURN RIGHT. TAKE FIRST RIGHT ONTO TRAHERN TERR. GO TO END OF STREET. 18 Tip Top – Home of Joseph P. Williams (1859) 15 Trahern Terrace National Register of Historic Places. Located on the highest hill in Clarksville, this Greek Revival home was designed by Adolphus Heiman, who likewise designed the Smith-Trahern Mansion. Williams was an important tobacconist of the area. His death in 1862 left his widow and 10 children to reside in the house. Local lore has it that after Clarksville’s surrender, Union officers lived in the two front drawing rooms. Private residence. RETURN TO MADISON ST. TURN RIGHT. LEFT ON GREENWOOD AVE. NEXT SITES ARE SIDE-BY-SIDE ON LEFT. 19 Home of Polk Johnson (pre-1877) 403 Greenwood Ave. National Register of Historic Places. Private residence. See Polk Johnson, pages 22-23. 20 Home of Hon. Charles W. Tyler (pre-1877) 409 Greenwood Ave. National Register of Historic Places. Private residence. See Charles W. Tyler, page 27. 38
Places CONTINUE ON GREENWOOD AVE. RIGHT ON WOODMONT BLVD. LEFT ON CHARLOTTE RD. CROSS SWIFT DR. AND TAKE SLIGHT JOG STRAIGHT AHEAD TO ROLLINS DR. CEMETERY ON RIGHT. LIMITED PARKING. 21 Mt. Olive Cemetery (pre-1860) Rollins Dr. More than 1,000 black Clarksvillians are buried here, including soldiers from the 13th, 15th, 16th and 101st U.S. Colored Troops. See Raising Troops, pages 16-17. CONTINUE ON ROLLINS DR. TURN RIGHT ON SWIFT DR. MAKE U-TURN AND PROCEED ON SWIFT IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION. RIGHT ON MONROE ST. LEFT JOG ONTO GREENWOOD AVE. RIGHT INTO GREENWOOD CEMETERY. 22 Greenwood Cemetery (1872) / Confederate Monument (1893) 984 Greenwood Ave. Over 150 Confederate veterans are interred throughout the cemetery. The Confederate Monument is located a short distance into the cemetery. Models for the soldiers featured on the monument were W.R. Bringhurst (Cav.), Clay Stacker (Inf.) and Charles H. Bailey (Art.). For a list of known soldiers and burial locations, visit www.tngenweb.org/montgomery/ confedsolgreenwood
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