Blue Springs Encampments and Fortifications
National Register of Historic Places

Blue Springs Encampments and Fortifications

Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee
Listed
April 15, 1999
Type
Site
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
99000427

About this property

Blue Springs Encampments and Fortifications is the site of a Civil War military encampment in Bradley County, Tennessee. Union Army forces commanded by General William Tecumseh Sherman camped at this location between October 1863 and April 1865. Entrenchments built on the crests of ridges overlooking the camps are still visible on the site. Stone reinforcements are present in some sections of the entrenchments. The property, which is now forest and farmland, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. A Civil War Trails Program marker was placed near the site in 2016. In Bradley County, Union troops led by Sherman also camped near Tasso on multiple occasions in 1863.

Location

Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee

Categories

MILITARYHISTORIC - NON-ABORIGINAL
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Blue Springs Encampments and Fortifications listed on the National Register?

Blue Springs Encampments and Fortifications was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 15, 1999.

What type of historic resource is Blue Springs Encampments and Fortifications?

Blue Springs Encampments and Fortifications is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Blue Springs Encampments and Fortifications?

The period of significance for Blue Springs Encampments and Fortifications is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1863.

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