Greene County During the Civil War

The Pottertown Bridgeburners

In the fall of 1861, tragedy struck 5 families in the SW portion of Greene County. This tragedy magnified and encompassed all of East Tennessee. On the following pages Donahue Bible reports on this tragedy most people refer to as the incident of the "Pottertown Bridge Burners." I'd like to take this time to thank Donahue to allow me to include this on the Greene County Genealogy site, although for me thank you isn't enough words. The pages were taken from a manuscript he put together in 1997 titled "THEIR EYES HAVE SEEN THE GLORY. . . EAST TENNESSEE UNIONISTS IN THE CIVIL WAR . . 1861-1865" and used with his permission.

• Execution of the "Pottertown Bridge-burners"

• "Broadside" message to Greene Co. residents
  Note: Large graphic on this page

• Aftermath of November 9th, 1861 -- Part One

• Jacob Madison Hinshaw -- the man who wasn't

• Proclamation
  To The Citizens Of East Tennessee

• Aftermath of November 9th, 1861 -- Part two

• "Parson" Brownlow

• Final Resting Places of the Five "Bridge-burners"

• Memorial Service for the "Bridge-Burners"

• Historical Marker for the "Bridge-Burners"

• What Happened to the "Bridge-Burner" Money?
• Death of Colonel Leadbetter

• Letter Written by "Pottertown" Potter
  Jonathan Morgan in 1897
• Personal notes/research on the bridge burning incident
  contributed by Dennis Michael O'Neill

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