Armstrong, using slave labor to mold the bricks on site During the siege of knoxville and the battle of fort sanders in november and december 1863, the home served as headquarters for confederate gens James longstreet and lafayette mclaws. Confederate memorial hall and) is lovingly maintained and cared for by the united daughters of the confederacy, chapter 89 Bleak house was built as a wedding present for louise franklin and robert houston armstrong The home now belongs to local chapter 89 of the united daughters of the confederacy and is commonly called confederate memorial hall
Crescent bend, built by robert armstrong's father, drury, and westwood, built by robert's daughter, adelia armstrong lutz, still stand a few blocks from the bleak house on kingston pike. The voice of chapter 89, united daughters of the confederacy, knoxville, tennessee. This beautiful antebellum mansion, known today as confederate memorial hall, was originally named bleak house after the charles dickens novel During the war between the states the house was the headquarters for general james longstreet and his staff during the siege of knoxville, 17 november. Confederate memorial hall, originally named bleak house, has a rich and interesting past Completed in 1858 for robert & louise franklin armstrong, it served as headquarters of general james longstreet, c.s.a., during the “siege of knoxville” in 1863
