Murfreesboro in Rutherford County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
General Griffith Rutherford
1721 -1805
Photographed By Don Morfe, July 25, 2013
1. General Griffith Rutherford Marker
In the early years of the Revolutionary War he commanded all Military Forces west of the Alleghenies
(Text on back)
1776: Appointed Brigadier General - led 2400 men into the Tennessee country against the Cherokee, subduing them.
1780: Defeated the Tories in the Battle of Ramseur's Mills, in the Battle of Camden under Gen. Gates. He was wounded and made a Prisoner of War.
1781: Exchanged, he expelled the last of the British Forces at Wilmington.
1786: Removed to Sumner County, Tennessee.
1794: Commissioned by President Washington & member of the Council of State (Upper House) of the Southwest Territory, and elected president of the Council.
(Lower Base):
Erected in 1946 the year of Tennessee's
Sesquicentennial of Statehood by
Tennessee Historical Commission
Rutherford County Courts
City of Murfreesboro
Daughters of the American Revolution
Col. Hardy Murfree Chapter
Col. Wm. Lytle Chapter
Citizens and Schools
Erected 1946 by Tennessee Historical Commissio, Rutherford County Courts, City of Murfreesboro, Daughters of the American Revolution Col. Hardy Murfree Chapter Col. and Wm. Lytle Chapter, Citizens and Schools.
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Location. 35° 50.774′ N, 86° 23.538′ W. Marker is in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, in Rutherford County. Memorial is at the intersection of North Public Square and North Maple Street, on the left when traveling west on North Public Square. The marker is located on the grounds of the Rutherford County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 20 Public Square, Murfreesboro TN 37130, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Federal Troops on the Square (here, next to this marker); Battle of Murfreesboro (a few steps from this marker); Architecture on the Square (a few steps from this marker); Murfreesboro (a few steps from this marker); Murfreesboro was the Capital of the State of Tennessee (within shouting distance of this marker); The Founding of the County (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Murfreesboro
Photographed By Don Morfe, July 25, 2013
2. General Griffith Rutherford Marker
Photographed By Carolyn Sanders
3. General Griffith Rutherford Marker Back
Photographed By Carolyn Sanders
4. General Griffith Rutherford Marker Back Base
Credits. This page was last revised on April 25, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 8, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 534 times since then and 25 times this year. Last updated on April 24, 2023, by Carolyn Sanders of Plano, Texas. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 8, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 3, 4. submitted on April 24, 2023, by Carolyn Sanders of Plano, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
