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Greeneville, Tennessee: Death Spot of the Thunderbolt of the Confederacy

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Greene County Courthouse

Address:
110 US-321, Greeneville, TN
Directions:
Greene County Courthouse. Downtown, on the east side of US-321/S. Main St., just south of its intersection with E. Depot St.
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Death Spot of the Thunderbolt of the Confederacy

Confederate hero John Hunt Morgan once led his troops as far north as Ohio, but met an unheroic end in Tennessee.

Roadsideamerica.com Report... [03/11/2013]

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Death Spot of the Thunderbolt of the Confederacy.

Death Spot of the Thunderbolt of the Confederacy

Found this one while having coffee close by. It is a drive up with easy access. It stands among many other stones and monuments.

[EC, 05/04/2024]

The Thunderbolt's residual energy appears to have scorched the earth at the base of his monument.


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