Jan. 28, 1831 - March 4, 1898
Born in a house which stood here. Enlisted in the 1st Tenn. Volunteers for the Mexican War; on graduation from US Military Academy in 1853, commissioned in Dragoons. Resigning for the Confederacy and rapidly promoted to colonel, he was captured at Island No. 10; promoted on exchange and given a brigade in Wheeler's Cavalry Corp. Surrendering at Greensboro, N.C., he moved to California, where he was once a deputy Secretary of State. He is buried in Oakland, CA.| HM Number | HMGMT |
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| Tags | |
| Marker Number | 3G 28 |
| Placed By | Tennessee Historical Commission |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Thursday, September 18th, 2014 at 7:10am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16S E 549014 N 3926875 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 35.48420000, -86.45966667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 35° 29.052', W 86° 27.58' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 35° 29' 3.12" N, 86° 27' 34.80" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 931, 615 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 218-298 N Main St, Shelbyville TN 37160, US |
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