Explore Tennessee’s Civil War Battlefields

Interactive Map

The Interactive Map is part of the TCWPA Preservation Plan to memorialize certain Civil War battlefields in Tennessee originally identified by the Civil War Sites Advisory Committee including 122 sites recommended for further study.  TCWPA prepared Battlefield Assessments for these sites that evaluated historical significance, condition, risk of loss, and opportunities for interpretation and preservation.  Historical themes represented by these battlefields were also identified.  In addition a model (Preservation Opportunity Index-POI) was developed to rate and rank preservation potential that will guide implementation of the Preservation Plan.  The Interactive Map displays this information and more as additional data and documentation is compiled and added to the Battlefield Assessment.

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Historical Themes:  Topics and subject matter that characterize the battlefield including Control of Tennessee’s Resources, Crucible for Leadership, Guerilla Warfare, Transformation in Warfare, Enslaved People, and Influence on Campaign.  Sites are identified that exhibit themes at moderate to high levels, and some sites may contain one or more Historical Themes.
 
Preservation Opportunity Index (POI):  A rating assigned for each battlefield to indicate relative opportunity and potential for successful site preservation.  The Index is generated by a model that evaluates ratings assigned for site significance, condition, risk of loss, protection potential, and opportunities for interpretation.  Based upon the POI values for each region in Tennessee (West, Middle, East), sites are indicated as having High, Medium, or Low opportunity.
 
Geo-coordinates: General/central location of the battlefield area per latitude and longitude coordinates utilized in Google Earth   
 

Tennessee Civil War Battle Sites