FORREST'S MURFREESBORO RAID ~ 2E 51
Posted by: Better Half
N 35° 25.781 W 085° 43.413
16S E 615869 N 3921442
Col. Nathan Bedford Forrest's mission to capture Murfreesboro.
Waymark Code: WM29GZ
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 09/27/2007
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FORREST'S MURFREESBORO RAID
---July 10, 1862 ---
Col. Nathan Bedford Forrest's brigade, having left Chattanooga July 9, bivouacked here enroute to his capture of Murfreesboro. The Brigade then consisted of the 8th Texas Cavalry (Wharton), 2nd Georgia Cavalry (Lawton), and Woodward's Kentucky Cavalry Battalion. The 2nd Georgia Cavalry Battalion (Morrison), leaving Kingston, had orders to join him at McMinnville.
Marker Name: FORREST'S MURFREESBORO RAID
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Battle (war)
Marker Number: 2E 51
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker: Tennessee Historical Commission
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