Nannie Haskins Diaries « Ft. Defiance Clarksville

19th Century Verbiage

LUB'BER, n.
A heavy, clumsy fellow; a sturdy drone; a clown. "And lingering lubbers lose many a penny."

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Fort Defiance and the Fort Defiance Interpretive Center are located at 120 Duncan Street, Clarksville, Tennessee

For directions to the fort and Interpretive Center, see Mapquest

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Backup documents For Nannie E. Haskins Entries

February 19, 1862 - February 20, 1862 - Federal occupation of Clarksville by U. S. Navy
FEBRUARY 19, 1 862.-Clarksville, Tenn., occupied by United States forces.
REPORTS.
No. 1,-Flag-Officer Andrew H. Foote, U. S. Navy.
No. 2.-Brig. Gen. U. S. Grant, U. S. Army.
No. 1.
Report of Flag-Officer Andrews H. Foote, U. S. Navy.
U. S. FLAG-STEAMER [...]

Nannie E. Haskins Diary ~ February 16, 1863

Entry #1 in her diary follows.

Monday Morning February 16th ‘63

Again I have commenced a journal. I used to keep one but two years ago when the war broke out, I ceased to write in it just when I ought to have continued. Yes! Our country was then perfectly distracted; To arms! To arms! was echoed [...]

February 22, 1863

Sunday evening, 22 February, 1863

This morning we were all awakened by the ringing of the church bells and the firing of the canon. At first we could not conjecture what it was. Pa thought it was a fire. I was sure Morgan had come, but Ma suggested that it was Washington’s birthday, and she was [...]

19th Century Proverbs

.....The best things come in small packages.
-late 19th

.....Better be safe than sorry.
-mid 19th

.....Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know.
-mid 19th

.....Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you.
-late 19th

.....Praise the child, and you make love to the mother.
-early 19th

.....Why should the devil have all the best tunes?
-mid 19th

.....You should know a man seven years before you stir his fire.
-early 19th

Fort Defiance Quick Facts

Fort Defiance was once known as Fort Sevier and again as Fort Bruce

The fort sits on a 200 foot high buff overlooking the Cumberland River

A gun platform facing north over-looked the Cumberland river, one gun platform faced west and another bomb-proof gun platform faced south. The main gate of the fort opened to the east.

When Fort Defiance fell to Union troops, the ironclad U.S.S. Cairo and the Conestoga were on the Cumberland River near Clarksville.

Fort Clark was situated on the opposite bank of the Red River from Fort Defiance.

Trenches inside the fort were constructed for communication and at least one powder magazine.

Local historians believe that there still may be one powder magazine under the mounds at Fort Defiance.

Retired Judge Sam Boaz preserved and donated the Fort Defiance site to Clarksville in the mid 1980's.

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