Tennessee City, Tennessee | |
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  Tennessee City  Tennessee City | |
| Coordinates: 36°05′35″N87°30′53″W / 36.09306°N 87.51472°W Coordinates: 36°05′35″N87°30′53″W / 36.09306°N 87.51472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Dickson |
| Elevation | 823 ft (251 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 615 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1304043 [1] |
Tennessee City (also Gillem,Gillems Station) is an unincorporated community in Dickson County, Tennessee, United States. [1]
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The 10th Tennessee Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was originally recruited and designated as the 1st Middle Tennessee Infantry, largely from Irish-Americans.
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Bethesda Presbyterian Church is a historic church in Russellville, Tennessee, US, that was used as a hospital during the American Civil War. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Jennings Frederick "Sam" "Jenks" Gillem was an American football player and coach. Gillem played for the Sewanee Tigers of Sewanee: The University of the South, and was selected All-Southern in 1910, 1911, and 1912. His ability punting the football netted him a spot on an Associated Press All-Time Southeast 1869-1919 era team. He served as the head football coach at Howard College—now known as Samford University (1924–1926), Birmingham–Southern College (1928–1939), and Sewanee (1940–1941), compiling a career college football record of 73–65–10. Gillem died on November 11, 1951 at a hospital in Gadsden, Alabama after a long illness. He was 5'9" and 150 pounds.
John Crawford Vaughn was a Confederate cavalry officer from East Tennessee. He served in the Mexican–American War, prospected in the California Gold Rush, and participated in American Civil War battles including First Manassas, Vicksburg, Piedmont and Saltville.
Harris Goodwin Cope was an American football and baseball player and football coach. He served as the head football coach at Sewanee: The University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee from 1909 to 1916 and Howard College—now known as Samford University—in Marion, Alabama from 1922 to 1923, compiling a career [[college football coaching record of 48–28–12. Cope was a member of the National Football Rules Committee in 1914–15.
The Battle of Morristown was a battle of the American Civil War fought in present-day Hamblen County, Tennessee on October 28, 1864. Union forces under General Alvan C. Gillem attacked Confederate forces under General John C. Vaughn who were defending Morristown, Tennessee. Vaughn's Confederates were routed and Gillem's forces pursued them into nearby Russellville, Tennessee.
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