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In the Spring of 1864, during the Civil War, 200 Union soldiers led by Colonel William B. Stokes entered the Monterey area with orders to root out Confederate guerrilla activity.
28 mar 2023 · At daybreak on March 12, 1864, Stokes and his 200 men reached the home of William Alexander and Cynthia Holford Officer while traveling through the area known as Sinking Cane (between Putnam and Overton Counties, just outside Monterey).
8 lis 2022 · Noted for his effective fighting for the Union during the Civil War, Gen. Wilder was just as effective as an industrialist and civic leader in post-war Tennessee. He built a house in Monterey and developed a hotel here.
15 paź 2016 · Born in New York's Catskill Mountains, Union general and postwar Tennessee industralist John T. Wilder joined the 17th Indian Volunteers when the Civil War began. (A historical marker located in Monterey in Putnam County, Tennessee.)
14 maj 2015 · In those days, it wasn’t easy to get to Monterey, especially from the East. There was no direct East-to-West train service. Before The Civil War, the trip from Knoxville to Nashville went via Chattanooga. Then, during the late 1800’s the Tennessee Central Railroad aspired to connect the two major Tennessee cities directly.
Tennessee: Skirmish near Monterey: Col. William H.H. Taylor (5th OH Cavalry) with 400 men captured 1 Rebel. BG James R. Chalmers (CSA) reports 2 men were caprured. April 4, 1862: Tennessee: Skirmish at Lawrenceburg
1 mar 2021 · Union Gen. John T. Wilder's postwar home is located off Exit 300 in Monterey. The Officer Farm is north of town. An 1864 firefight there ended with five Confederates dead and a sixth executed.
