Robert King Byrd
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N 35° 55.896 W 084° 33.299
16S E 720574 N 3979124
Robert King Byrd
Waymark Code: WM1569
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 01/18/2007
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Served as 1st Lt., Co. C., 4th Tenn. Infantryh in Mexican War. During Civil War he organized and was Col. of 1st Tenn. Infantry, USA. Later commanded brigade. Saw action in East Tenn., Battle of Stones River and in Atlanta campaign. Member of Union Party convention of 1865. State senator 1879. Owned land on which Harriman was later built.
Marker Name: 1F 26
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Person
Marker Number: Robert King Byrd
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennessee Historical Commission.
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