Confederate Memorial - Murfreesboro, TN
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YoSam.
N 35° 50.771 W 086° 23.498
16S E 554937 N 3967058
Several reunions were held here, and Nathan Bedford Forrest birthday is celebrated here.
Waymark Code: WMM7HY
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 08/05/2014
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County of Memorial: Rutherford County
Location of Memorial: 1 Public Square, NE corner of courthouse lawn, Murfreesboro
Monument erected by: the Sons of Confederate Veterans and the Ladies Memorial Association
Monument text:
(Front base): In Commemoration of the valor of CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS, who fell in the Great Battle of Murfreesboro, Dec. 31, 1862, and January 2, 1863, and in minor engagements in this vicinity, this monument is erected
(Base proper right): "Lest we Forget", 1861 -- 1865
(Base proper left): A Monument for our soldiers - Built of a People's Love
(Base rear): Honor Decks the Turf that Wraps Their Clay
Proper Description: "A bronze soldier figure atop a base of granite blocks. The soldier steps forward onto his bent proper right leg. His proper left leg is extended behind his body with only the ball of the foot touching the ground. He holds a rifle across his body, with his proper left hand on the forestock and his proper right hand on the trigger guard. He wears a uniform including a brimmed hat and carries a bedroll across his chest." ~ Smithsonian American Art Museum