Knoxville (Tenn.)

Title: Knoxville (Tenn.)
Alternate name: White's Fort (Tenn.); Whites Mill (Tenn.)
Description: Originally settled by Revolutionary War officer James White, who built the first fort on the site, it was chosen as the territorial capital by the new governor William Blount. Blount renamed the settlement Knoxville, in honor of his direct superior, the Revolutionary War general Henry Knox.
Has beginning: 1786
Identifier: USGS GNIS ID: 1648562; U.S. Census code: 40000
Parent division/institution: Knox County (Tenn.)
Related resource: The official website of Knoxville, Tennessee
Latitude: -83.9232
Longitude: 35.9617
Source: Geographic Names Information System

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1st Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery	Organization

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Berry, William	Person

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Ferniding, William	Person