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Tullahoma in Coffee County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
James W. Starnes
 
James W. Starnes Marker Photo, Click for full size
By Tom Gillard, October 20, 2009
1. James W. Starnes Marker
 
Inscription. South of here, at Bobo's Crossroads, Col. Starnes, 4th Tennessee Cavalry, CSA, then commanding Forrest's Old Brigade, was killed in a skirmish while his brigade was screening the withdrawal of the Army of Tennessee from Tullahoma to the Chattanooga area.
 
Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 2E 56.)
 
Location. 35° 23.499′ N, 86° 8.96′ W. Marker is in Tullahoma, Tennessee, in Coffee County. Marker is on Tennessee Route 55, on the right when traveling east. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tullahoma TN 37388, United States of America.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Camp Forrest Monument (approx. 3 miles away); Rangers (approx. 3 miles away); Baillet Sisters (approx. 4 miles away); Camp Forrest (approx. 4.1 miles away); Army of Tennessee (approx. 4.1 miles away); Confederate Cemetery (approx. 4.1 miles away); Coffee County / Franklin County (approx. 4.1 miles away); Isham G. Harris (approx. 6.3 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Tullahoma.
 
Credits. This page originally submitted on November 7, 2009, by Tom Gillard of Tullahoma, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 50 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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