Murfreesboro in Rutherford County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Joseph B. Palmer

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 14, 2020

1. Joseph B. Palmer Marker

Inscription. A brigadier general in the Confederate Army, he was born in this county in 1825, a state legislator at age 23, and mayor of Murfreesboro, 1855-59. Wounded six times during the Civil War, he led the Tennessee Brigade home from Greensboro, N.C., at the war's close. He built this house in 1870, died here in 1890, and is buried in nearby Evergreen Cemetery.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3A 114.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. 35° 50.717′ N, 86° 23.131′ W. Marker is in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, in Rutherford County. It is on East Main Street east of South Maney Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 429 E Main St, Murfreesboro TN 37130, 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.

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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: The Allen Chapel AME Church (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); State Capitol (approx. 0.2 miles away); Forrest's Murfreesboro Raid Casualties (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Presbyterian Church of Murfreesboro (approx. 0.2 miles away); General Joseph Dickson (approx. 0.2 miles away); James Daniel Richardson (approx. 0.2 miles away); Childress-Ray House / Sarah Childress Polk (approx. ¼ mile away); Tennessee Baptist Convention (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Murfreesboro.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, October 15, 2022

2. Joseph B. Palmer Marker

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 14, 2020

3. Joseph B. Palmer Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 14, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 358 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 14, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2. submitted on January 27, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 3. submitted on March 14, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.