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By Tom Gillard, October 17, 2009 | |
| | | 1. Army of Tennessee Marker | | |
Inscription. Here, and extending 2 miles S.W., occurred the last battle of the Middle Tennessee Campaign. Protecting Bragg's withdrawal, Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler, with Texas Rangers and the 4th Tenn. Cav., repulsed an attack by the 5th & 6th Ky. Cav., under Col. Lewis Watkins, screening advance of Rosecrans' Union forces.
Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 2E 21.)
Location. 35° 11.39′ N, 85° 55.4′ W. Marker is in Sewanee, Tennessee, in Franklin County. Marker is on Tennessee Route 64, on the right when traveling east. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sewanee TN 37375, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 2 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Secession (approx. 10.7 miles away); Camp Harris (approx. 12 miles away).
Credits. This page originally submitted on November 7, 2009, by Tom Gillard of Tullahoma, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 49 times since then. Photo 1. Submitted on November 7, 2009, by Tom Gillard of Tullahoma, Tennessee. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page. |
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