Near Lebanon in Wilson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Morgan Moves on Hartsville

December 7, 1862

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, September 5, 2022

1. Morgan Moves on Hartsville Marker

Inscription. Arriving here from Murfreesboro with the 2nd, 8th, 9th, and 11th Kentucky Cavalry, Stoner's Cavalry Bn, and Cobb's Btry., Col. John Hunt Morgan added to his strength Hanson's Infantry Brigade. Clearing Lebanon at 2:00 P.M., they ferried and swam the Cumberland River at 10:00 P.M., attacking Hartsville at 3:00 A.M. and defeating Dumont's Federal Brigade.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3A 87.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical date for this entry is December 7, 1862.

Location. 36° 6.223′ N, 86° 19.853′ W. Marker is near Lebanon, Tennessee, in Wilson County. It is on Murfreesboro Road (U.S. 231) 0.1 miles north of Central Pike (Tennessee Route 265), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4365 Murfreesboro Rd, Lebanon TN 37090, 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Benjamin Hooker 1764-1834 / John Rice 1780-1853 (approx. 5 miles away); Confederate Dead (approx. 6½ miles away); a different marker also named Cedar Grove Cemetery (approx. 6½ miles away); General Robert Hatton

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(approx. 6½ miles away); Sellars Farm (approx. 6½ miles away); a different marker also named Sellars Farm (approx. 6½ miles away); Welcome to Sellars Farm State Archaeological Area (approx. 6½ miles away); Sellars Farm Site (approx. 6½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lebanon.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Cedar Grove Cemetery (was approx. 6.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 10, 2020

2. Morgan Moves on Hartsville Marker

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 10, 2020

3. Morgan Moves on Hartsville Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 5, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 12, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 403 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 5, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 2, 3. submitted on May 12, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.