Franklin in Williamson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Tennessee, A Grave or a Free Home

Photographed by Larry Gertner, May 2007

1. Tennessee, A Grave or a Free Home Marker

Inscription. No words can describe the courage, endurance, and gallantry of the Army of Tennessee. They marched, fought, bled, and died for a Cause they knew was right. On that Indian Summer afternoon of November 30, 1864, the courageous Army of Tennessee deployed into line of battle and marched over these open fields into immortality. The memory of these heroic souls is as enduring as time. Their legacy is assured; it is only that of everlasting glory.

“A life given for one’s country is never lost”
Sam Watkins, 1st Tennessee Infantry, C.S.A.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • War, US Civil.

Location. 35° 53.321′ N, 86° 52.67′ W. Memorial is in Franklin, Tennessee, in Williamson County. It can be reached from Columbia Avenue (U.S. 31) 0.2 miles south of Mack C. Hatcher Memorial Parkway (Tennessee Route 397), on the right when traveling south. One of several memorial/commemorative markers within Winstead Hill Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 4023 Columbia Ave, Franklin TN 37064, United States

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of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Middle Tennessee

and in Greater Nashville.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 3" Ordnance Gun (here, next to this marker); Hood and Schofield (a few steps from this marker); Freeman's Battery, Forrest's Artillery (a few steps from this marker); Mississippi (a few steps from this marker); Our Ancestors (a few steps from this marker); To The Soldiers Of Florida (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Tennessee (a few steps from this marker); Alabama (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Franklin.

Photographed by Larry Gertner, June 16, 2019

2. Tennessee, A Grave or a Free Home Marker

Winstead Hill image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Larry Gertner, June 16, 2019

3. Winstead Hill

Credits. This page was last revised on June 28, 2019. It was originally submitted on May 22, 2017, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 753 times since then and 50 times this year. Last updated on June 26, 2019, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. Photos: 1. submitted on May 22, 2017, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 2, 3. submitted on June 17, 2019, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.