Cheairs House
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Tennessee /
Spring Hill /
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site - to be removed, house, murder site, interesting place
Cheairs House, Spring Hill, TN
May 7, 1863. Confederate General Earl Van Dorn was murdered while working at his headquarters in this house by Dr. George Peters, a local citizen. Van Dorn was alleged to have been involved in an extramarital affair with Peters’ wife. Though the house was surrounded by various staff officers and orderlies at the time of the shooting, Dr. Peters was able to make good his escape to Union lines near Nashville. Van Dorn was commanding cavalry forces on the Confederate Army of Tennessee’s western flank at the time.
May 7, 1863. Confederate General Earl Van Dorn was murdered while working at his headquarters in this house by Dr. George Peters, a local citizen. Van Dorn was alleged to have been involved in an extramarital affair with Peters’ wife. Though the house was surrounded by various staff officers and orderlies at the time of the shooting, Dr. Peters was able to make good his escape to Union lines near Nashville. Van Dorn was commanding cavalry forces on the Confederate Army of Tennessee’s western flank at the time.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Van_Dorn
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Coordinates: 35°44'53"N 86°55'55"W
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