
Upper Ferry

As a major Cumberland River port with three landings, Carthage was strategically important to both Confederate and Union forces. The Upper Ferry and landing was located near the present Corps of Engineer boat ramp near Upper Ferry Road. During Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg’s 1862 Kentucky invasion, part of his army crossed the Cumberland River at Carthage. Early in 1863, to make it more difficult to cross the river, Union commanders ordered a naval excursion “to destroy every ferry-boat, barge, or other means of crossing as high up as Carthage.”
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939 Upper Ferry Rd.
Carthage, TN 37030
Nearby Attractions
Battery Hill, 0.6 miles away
Walton Hotel & Restaurant, 0.6 miles away
Smith County Heritage Museum, 0.6 miles away
Smith County Courthouse Square, 0.6 miles away
The Eads Museum, 0.7 miles away
Relevant Itineraries
- Jamestown Trip - Created 07/19/2012
- Upper Cumberland History - Created 07/12/2012
- Smith County Attractions - Created 07/06/2012