Civil War Monument - Murfreesboro, TN
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YoSam.
N 35° 50.771 W 086° 23.498
16S E 554937 N 3967059
Several reunions were held here, and Nathan Bedford Forrest birthday is celebrated here.
Waymark Code: WM18TBQ
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 09/23/2023
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County of art: Rutherford County
Location of art: 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
Interesting dialog on the dedication provided by the Sons of the South
This Monument is dedicated to the Men from Rutherford County who joined the Confederate Army of Tennessee and served in the Following Companies During the War Between the States 1861 ~ 1865
Davis' Tennessee Cavalry Battalion, (Company G) 4th or 8th
Baxter's Cavalry, Jonathan W. Nichols Company.
Douglas' Tennessee Battalion, Partisan Rangers
Captain Lytle's Company (Company D) 11th Cavalry Regiment.
Brigadier General Forrest's Escort
Captain Jackson's Company, Tennessee Cavalry
1st (McNairy's) Tennessee Cavalry Battalion, Company E
4th (Starne's) Tennessee Cavalry Regiment, Company E
9th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment, Company K
21st (Carter's) Tennessee Cavalry Regiment, Company A
1st (Maney's) Tennessee Infantry Regiment, Company I
2nd (Bate's) Tennessee Infantry Regiment, Companies A and I
18th Tennessee Infantry Regiment, Companies C, F and H
20th Tennessee Infantry Regiment, Companies B and E
23rd Tennessee Infantry Regiment, 1st Company F
24th Tennessee Infantry Regiment, Companies A and D
45th Tennessee Infantry Regiment, Companies C, D, E, I and K
55th (McKoin's) Tennessee Infantry Regiment, Captain Bounds' Company
(Company G)44th Consolidated Regiment
Dedicated May 2011 by Murfreesboro Camp No. 33 Sons of Confederate Veterans