Columbia in Maury County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Hood's Maneuver

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 28, 2020

1. Hood's Maneuver Marker

Inscription. Sending Lee's Corps and the bulk of his army's artillery toward Columbia to engage and hold Schofield in check, Hood moved the Confederate Army of Tennessee east along this road to Davis's Ford of Duck River. Here he crossed, to place himself across the Federal line to retreat to Nashville.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3D 29.)

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

Location. 35° 35.193′ N, 87° 6.093′ W. Marker is in Columbia, Tennessee, in Maury County. It is on Trotwood Avenue (Tennessee Route 243) north of Old Sunnyside Lane, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6011 Trotwood Avenue, Columbia TN 38401, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Road to Nashville (approx. 1.7 miles away); Columbia State Community College Tennessee's First Community College (approx. 2.1 miles away); Dr. Lewis E. Moore Jr. Tennis Complex (approx. 2.2 miles away); Forrest and Capron (approx. 2.2 miles away); St. John's Episcopal Church (approx. 2.3 miles away); St. John's (approx.

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2.3 miles away); Delaying Forrest (approx. 2.3 miles away); Hood and Schofield (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 28, 2020

2. Hood's Maneuver Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 30, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 29, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,082 times since then and 68 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 29, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.