July 13, 1862
A task force of Col. Nathan Bedford Forrest's Brigade, consisting of the 1st Georgia Battalion (Morrison) and led by Forrest in person, charged rapidly to this area, at daybreak where they overcame one company of the 9th Michigan Infantry and two companies of the 8th Kentucky Cavalry, released a number a number of Confederate civilian prisoners and captured the area commander, Brig. Gen. T.T. Crittenden, and his staff, while other units of the brigade busied themselves elsewhere.| HM Number | HM1B5S |
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| Tags | |
| Marker Number | 3A 84 |
| Placed By | Tennessee Historical Commission |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Thursday, October 9th, 2014 at 1:05am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16S E 554923 N 3967014 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 35.84578333, -86.39178333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 35° 50.747', W 86° 23.507' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 35° 50' 44.82" N, 86° 23' 30.42" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 615 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 5 S Public Square, Murfreesboro TN 37130, US |
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