Weakley County Tennessee Confederate Monument, a War Memorial

Weakley County Tennessee Confederate Monument, a War Memorial (HM2D7D)

Location: Dresden, TN 38225 Weakley County
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Country: United States of America
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N 36° 17.514', W 88° 42.522'

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Inscription
(front/south side)
In honor of theConfederate Soldiersof Weakley County,
Tennessee1861-1865

(west side)
Weakley County Confederate soldiers participated in all the western battles among which are: Belmont, Donaldson, Shiloh, Perryville, Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Resaca, Kennesaw Mountain, Atlanta, Okalona, Guntown, Harrisburg, Franklin, Nashville, and Bentonville.
(north side)
Furl that banner,true 'tis goryyet 'tis wreathed
around with Glory,and 'twill live insong and story,
though its foldsare in the dust.
(east side)
Weakley County furnished three companies of the 1st and one company each of the 9th, 15th, 27th, 33rd, and 51st Tenn. 9th Infantry regiments, four companies of cavalry and numbers of soldiers to other companies in the Confederate Service.
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HM NumberHM2D7D
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Year Placed1900
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, January 1st, 2019 at 10:03pm PST -08:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 346561 N 4017679
Decimal Degrees36.29190000, -88.70870000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 17.514', W 88° 42.522'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 17' 30.84" N, 88° 42' 31.32" W
Driving DirectionsGoogle Maps
Area Code(s)731
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 116 W Main St, Dresden TN 38225, US
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