A county divided.  The sleepy little town of Blountville, however, was largely pro-Confederate during the Civil War. Town residents were unaware of the pending doom in the early morning hours preceding the Battle of Blountville that began at noon on September 22, 1863. Leaving some 192 casualties and a badly burned town, the four-hour battle left scars that affected the townspeople for years to come. Stories and eye-witness accounts were handed down through several generations. Today, as you walk through downtown Blountville, you can close your eyes and be transported back to the Civil War era, to a time that most definitely is