Schofield's Withdrawal - Waco TN
Posted by: Don.Morfe
N 35° 22.498 W 087° 02.016
16S E 496947 N 3914627
Marker is on Columbia Highway (U.S. 31), Waco, Tennessee, in Giles County. Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission, Marker Number: 3F 10
Waymark Code: WM18FK4
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 07/25/2023
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Schofield's Withdrawal Nov. 24, 1864-
Moving from this area, Cox's Division led Stanley's XXIII Corps in a rapid retreat to Columbia. They arrived in time to prevent Forrest's Cavalry Corps, which had run over Union cavalry outposting the town, from seizing the bridge over Duck River and cutting off Schofield's retreat from Nashville.
Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: Tennessee Historical Commission
Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Union
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Date Installed or Dedicated: Not listed
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