Advance and Retreat - Columbia TN
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Don.Morfe
N 35° 34.169 W 087° 02.575
16S E 496111 N 3936200
Marker is in Columbia, Tennessee, in Maury County. Marker is on Pulaski Highway (U.S. 31) 0.2 miles south of Sheegog Lane. Marker is in this post office area: Columbia TN 38401, United States of America. Tennessee Marker Number 3D 18.
Waymark Code: WM18V20
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 09/27/2023
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Advance and Retreat-
In this house, Lt. Gen. Hood established his command post while bypassing Maj. Gen. Schofield's force at Columbia, Nov. 24, 1864. Here also, Dec. 20, Maj. Gen. Forrest issued orders for covering the retreat southward of the Army of Tennessee. On Dec. 21, the house was again occupied, this time by Schofield, in pursuit of Hood and Forrest.
Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: Tennessee Historical Commission
Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Confederate
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Date Installed or Dedicated: Not listed
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