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Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
XVI Corps Line of Departure
 
XVI Corps Line of Departure Marker Photo, Click for full size
By Tom Gillard, October 21, 2009
1. XVI Corps Line of Departure Marker
 
Inscription. Supported by a division of Wilson's cavalry, A. J. Smith's Corps moved westward astride Harding Rd, displacing Ector's Confederate Brigade from positions across the pike northward to the west of Richland Creek. This brigade out posted the Confederate left flank; the main line was along Hillsboro Pike. (Marker Number N 15.)
 
Location. 36° 8.368′ N, 86° 49.14′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. Marker is at the intersection of West End Avenue (U.S. 70 Spur) and Murphy Road, on the right when traveling south on West End Avenue. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Nashville TN 37215, United States of America.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Albertine Maxwell (here, next to this marker); Cockrill Spring (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Parthenon (approx. 0.7 miles away); Battle of Nashville (approx. 0.7 miles away); Anne Dallas Dudley (approx. 0.7 miles away); United Nations Visit To Nashville (approx. 0.7 miles away); Major Wilbur Fisk Foster (approx. 0.9 miles away); Powder Grinding Wheels (approx. 1 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Nashville.
 
Also see . . .  XVI Corps. (Submitted on November 9, 2009, by Tom Gillard of Tullahoma, Tennessee.)
 
Credits. This page originally submitted on November 6, 2009, by Tom Gillard of Tullahoma, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 102 times since then. Photo   1. Submitted on November 6, 2009, by Tom Gillard of Tullahoma, Tennessee. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.


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