During a construction project on the University of Tennessee campus, students uncovered additional sections of a known Civil War trench, including a Minié ball bullet. The discovery highlights Knoxville's rich Civil War history and the importance of archaeological excavations on state-owned property.
“The trench could be part of the Battle of Fort Sanders from November of 1863, which was fought on and around what is now the Knoxville campus.” Knoxville ’s Civil War history runs deep. But on the University of Tennessee campus, it sits right under the surface.
“It kind of gets you geared into thinking about archaeology and prehistory, not as something in some far-off exotic place but as something that’s occurring right here in Knoxville, in Tennessee, on our own campus,” Will Joseph, a PhD student, said in a statement. “Most field schools you have to go away, and there’s the cost of getting there, the cost of room and board,” Hollenbach said. “But being able to do it on campus—most students already have housing in place, they don’t have an additional travel cost, and if they have a job in the evenings or weekends, they can keep it.”
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