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1975 Henegar House Charleston Tennessee E. Howard Burger Signed Art Print 16x20
16\" x 20\" Signed Art Print by E. Howard Burger of The Henegar House, Charleston, Bradley County Tennessee
The Henegar House, at Charleston, one of BradleyCounty’s most historic landmarks, was built by Captain H.B. Henegar, who assisted in removing the Cherokees fromthe east, serving in the quartermaster’s department of whatwas known as Taylor’s detachment. During the Indian re-moval in 1838 the house was General Winfield Scott\'sheadquarters. The home was also the headquarters of Gen-eral William T. Sherman, when his troops were in BradleyCounty during the Civil War. Many other noted Americanshave occupied or visited the house, including Charles A.Dana, J. H. Wilson, General O. O. Howard, Commander ofthe Union Army in Tennessee, General John M. Schofield,General Samuel P. Carter, and General Simon B. Buckner.—Wooten, John M., History of Bradley County, 1949;Historic Site Survey of Bradley County, Bradley CountyRegional Planning Commission, 1973.
In April of 1973 The Cleveland National Bank and E.Howard Burger entered into an agreement whereby Mr.Burger would produce a series of drawings of memorablesites in this area, and prints of these would be distributedby the bank.The artist is a native Tennessean, having been born andhaving grown up just outside Bradley County. He was a freelance artist at the age of fifteen.An electrical engineer by profession, he has never losthis keen desire to sketch and paint. After thirty two yearswith the telephone company, he retired to pursue his firstlove—painting the beauty of landscapes and historicallandmarks, particularly in Bradley County.Mr. Burger’s trademark is authenticity. He spends asmuch time in preparation for a painting as doing the paint-ing itself, taking innumerable photographs, makingsketches, and doing research.It is felt that you will enjoy this latest print to the sameextent that previous ones have been received. The Cleve-land National Bank is proud to play this part in perpetuat-ing the memory of a past era.
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