Near Lewisburg in Marshall County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Farmington Confederate Memorial

Farmington Confederate Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Tracy Marsteller, June 6, 2020

1. Farmington Confederate Monument

Inscription.
(front) They fell
Oct. 7 1863
sealing with
their blood
their devotion
to the
Lost Cause (side) In memory of
the gallant dead
of Maj. Gen'l
Wheelers Cavalry
Corps. who fell
in an engagement
with the Federal
forces on this field. (side)
No useless coffins
enclose their breast.
Nor in sheet nor shrou
we wond them.
But they lie like warrior
taking their rest.
With their martial
cloaks around them.
They sleep their last sleep.
They have fought
their last battle.
No sound can awake
them to glory again. (rear) Erected
July
1874. (wall plaque)
Names of Confederate soldiers killed on this field in battle between Confederate and Federal cavalry on Oct. 7th 1863.

Bodie, — • Evans, — • Easley, Ben. • Crimstead, Thomas • Gilleott, — • Hunter, H. T. • Hoffman, Daniel • Kesterson, Peter • Love, C. W. • Lane, J. W. • McDonald, — • Smith, Wm.

Erected 1874.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil.

Location. 35°

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29.895′ N, 86° 41.906′ W. Marker is near Lewisburg, Tennessee, in Marshall County. Memorial is on Shelbyville Highway (Tennessee Route 64) 0.2 miles west of David Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lewisburg TN 37091, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Farmington Engagement (within shouting distance of this marker); Buford Ellington (approx. 4.6 miles away); Clay Hill United Methodist Church (approx. 5.1 miles away); J. C. Tate General Merchandise Store (approx. 5.4 miles away); Jones Training School (approx. 5.6 miles away); Joe Chase Adams House (approx. 5.9 miles away); The Historic Ladies Rest Room (approx. 6 miles away); Dixie Theater (approx. 6.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lewisburg.

Farmington Confederate Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Tracy Marsteller, June 6, 2020

2. Farmington Confederate Memorial

Plaque on stone wall surrounding memorial.

Photographed By Tracy Marsteller, June 6, 2020

3. Farmington Confederate Memorial

John W. Watt Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Tracy Marsteller, June 6, 2020

4. John W. Watt Memorial

This marker, located near a pavilion by the monument, reads: In memory of John W. Watt Co. K, 1st Turney's Infantry.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 7, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 324 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 7, 2020. 4. submitted on June 8, 2020. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.