July 11, 1862
Crossing Tennessee River on July 9, Forrest's brigade marched here in two columns, where he received reinforcements of four companies. His force bivouacked in this vicinity; the following morning it marched toward Murfreesboro, where the Federal garrison was attacked, its commander, Gen. T.T.Crittenden captured with about 1200 prisoners, plus a quantity of stores and munitions.| HM Number | HM1FTH |
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| Tags | |
| Marker Number | 2E 36 |
| Placed By | TN Historical Commission. |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Saturday, September 13th, 2014 at 10:00pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16S E 620109 N 3955170 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 35.73320000, -85.67183333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 35° 43.992', W 85° 40.31' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 35° 43' 59.52" N, 85° 40' 18.6" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 931 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling West |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 1404 Old Rock Island Rd, Rock Island TN 38581, US |
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