Leaders for Both Sides
Lebanon provided leaders for both sides during the
war between the states. Alexander P. Stewart, a West Point graduate and
professor at Cumberland University, whose home appears left, became the
highest ranking Confederate General from Tennessee. Robert Hatton, a
local politician and lawyer, was the first commander of the 7th
Tennessee, the Confederate Regiment with the largest number of Wilson
County soldiers. Former Governor and Mexican War hero, William B.
Campbell, remained a Union supporter with the rank of general.