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

Otho F. Strahl

Otho Strahl Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Larry Gertner, June 16, 2019

1. Otho Strahl Marker

Inscription. Commissioned Brigadier to rank from July 28, 1863, this Ohio born “States Righter” commanded one of the “Hardest Hitting Brigades” in The Army of Tennessee. Serving in first Cheatham’s Tennessee Division then with AP Stewart at Chattanooga, Strahl was once again with the hard driving Cheatham during the ill-fated Middle Tennessee Campaign of late 1864. The brigade consisted of The 24th, 5th, 19th, 4th, 31st, 33rd, 38th, & 41st Tennessee Regiments by the time it formed up on Winstead Hill on November 30, 1864. Although reduced in numbers by the time the Brigade slammed into the final line of Federal works, they managed to hold onto the outer portion of the works despite vicious enfilading fire from the area of the Gin House.

Strahl was severely wounded in the neck while passing a loaded Enfield to S.A. Cunningham. While being carried to the rear, Strahl was struck by two more bullets, the second bringing death. First buried at St. Johns with Cleburne, Strahl was later reinterred at his beloved Dyersburg, Tennessee.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is November 30, 1864.

Location. 35° 53.326′ N, 86° 52.698′ W. Marker is in Franklin, Tennessee, in Williamson County. It can be reached from Columbia Pike

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(U.S. 31) 0.2 miles south of Mack C Hatcher Memorial Parkway (Tennessee Route 397), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Winstead Hill Park, Franklin TN 37064, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker 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: John C. Carter (here, next to this marker); States Rights Gist (here, next to this marker); John Adams (here, next to this marker); Brigadier General Hiram B. Granbury (here, next to this marker); Brigadier's Walk (a few steps from this marker); Major General Patrick R. Cleburne CSA (a few steps from this marker); Cockrell's Missouri Brigade CSA (a few steps from this marker); The Confederate Soldier (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Franklin.

Also see . . . Otho F. Strahl. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on August 17, 2019, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

"Brigadier's Walk" image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Larry Gertner, May 22, 2017

2. "Brigadier's Walk"

Otho Strahl's is the center marker.

from Wikipedia

3. Otho Strahl

Winstead Hill Confederate Memorial Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Larry Gertner, June 16, 2019

4. Winstead Hill Confederate Memorial Park

"Brigadier's (sic) Walk" is barely visible above and beyond the lower staircase.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 19, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 17, 2019, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 444 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 17, 2019, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.