Woodlawn Marker

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Near LaGrange in Fayette County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Woodlawn

By Craig Swain, March 16, 2009

1. Woodlawn Marker

The marker (or the WPA guide mentioned in the commentary below) may have misspelled Major Mitchie's name.

Inscription. This house was built in 1828 by Major Charles Michie, a veteran of the War of 1812. During the War between the States it was for a time headquarters for Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman of the Federal Army. It was also several times occupied by both sides as a hospital.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 4E 8.)

Location. 35° 2.77′ N, 89° 13.164′ W. Marker is near LaGrange, Tennessee, in Fayette County. Marker is on 3rd Street (State Highway 57), on the right when traveling west. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Moscow TN 38057, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. The Gloster - Anderson Graveyard (approx. 0.9 miles away); Immanuel Church (approx. 1.3 miles away); Grierson's Raid (approx. 1.4 miles away); La Grange (approx. 1.4 miles away); First Bird Dog Field Trials (approx. 1.5 miles away); Battle of Moscow (approx. 10.6 miles away).

Also see . . . LaGrange. An eHistory article discussing LaGrange's rich past. (Submitted on May 24, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

Additional comments.
1. Woodlawn

By Craig Swain, March 16, 2009

2. Woodlawn Marker

From Tennessee: A Guide to the State from the Federal Writer's Project (WPA Guide):
Left from La Grange on State 57, 1.3 m. to Woodlawn, which stands on a wide double terrace that was handsomely landscaped in 1859. The house was built in 1828 by Maj. Charles Mitchie, who inspected every bit of wood and work with great care. The large two-story structure, of rather severe Classical Revival design, has a roof that extends forward over an Ionic portico, two-thirds of which is projected forward and capped with a pediment. There is a small balcony over the pilastered entrance.

During the War between the States the hosue became the West Tennessee headquarters of General Sherman and several times sheltered wounded men. In 1875 it was bought by Dr. John Junius Pulliam who restored it.