The Occupied City
Murfreesboro was occupied by both Union and Confederate forces during the Civil War. Union troops took control of the city on March 7, 1862, and camped at Oaklands. On July 13, 1862 Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest made his celebrated raid on the town, tearing up the railroad tracks and rescuing several prisoners at the courthouse. After the Confederates were defeated at the Battle of Stones River, the Union again took possession of Murfreesboro on January 5, 1863, controlled the town until the end of the Civil War.| HM Number | HM1PE8 |
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| Placed By | Lttle Creek Greenway / Murfreesboro Greenway System |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Wednesday, November 18th, 2015 at 9:06am PST -08:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16S E 554496 N 3966802 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 35.84390000, -86.39653333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 35° 50.634', W 86° 23.792' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 35° 50' 38.04" N, 86° 23' 47.52" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 615 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling South |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 486-498 Hickerson Dr, Murfreesboro TN 37129, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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