▁Ma ury , ▁Moore , ▁Perry , ▁Put nam , ▁R uther ford , ▁Smith , ▁Sum ner , ▁Tr ous dale , ▁Warren , ▁Wayne , ▁White , ▁William son , ▁and ▁Wilson . ▁ ▁The ▁area ▁was ▁selected ▁because ▁the ▁terrain ▁res emble d ▁France , ▁Belg ium ▁and ▁Germany . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁Major ▁General ▁George ▁S . ▁Pat ton ▁conducted ▁man eu vers ▁with ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Arm ored ▁Division ▁in ▁the ▁Manchester , ▁Tennessee ▁vic inity , ▁where ▁he ▁sound ly ▁defeated ▁the ▁oppos ing ▁forces , ▁using ▁large - scale ▁arm ored ▁fighting ▁based ▁on ▁Bed ford ▁For rest ’ s ▁caval ry ▁doctrine . ▁ ▁These ▁man eu vers ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁Tennessee ▁M ane u ver ▁Area . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁Jun ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁Governor ▁Pr ent ice ▁Cooper , ▁announced ▁that ▁nine ▁count ies ▁would ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁man eu ver ▁area ▁by ▁the ▁Second ▁Army , ▁and ▁was ▁eventually ▁expanded ▁to ▁twenty - one ▁count ies ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁closure ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁ ▁By ▁ 2 5 ▁Jul ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁the ▁War ▁Department ▁selected ▁C umber land ▁University , ▁in ▁Leb anon , ▁Tennessee ▁as ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁Head quarters ▁for ▁the ▁Army ▁Gr ound ▁Forces ▁field ▁problems , ▁commonly ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Tennessee ▁M ane u vers . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 4