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

Stones River National Battlefield

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 4, 1994

1. Stones River National Battlefield Marker

Inscription. “Scene of Battlefield, December 31, 1862, as viewed from this location and sketched by A.E. Mathews, 31st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.

Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

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

Location. Memorial has been reported permanently removed. It was located near 35° 52.883′ N, 86° 25.939′ W. Memorial was in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, in Rutherford County. It was on Old Nashville Highway. The marker is located near the flag pole in the National Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial was in this post office area: Murfreesboro TN 37129, United States of America.

We have been informed that this memorial is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.

Regionally, this memorial was in Middle Tennessee

and in Greater Nashville.

It was also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it was in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what

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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 location: Artillery Protects the Supply Line (a few steps from this marker); U.S. Regulars Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); This "Precious Dust" (about 400 feet away); A Patriotic Pulpit (about 400 feet away); Battle at Stones River (about 700 feet away); The Charge Kept Coming, Coming Like the Sea (about 700 feet away); Passing Through Murfreesboro (about 700 feet away); Their Longest, Coldest New Year’s Eve (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Murfreesboro.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Stones River National Cemetery (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been permanently removed).

National Cemetey image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 4, 1994

2. National Cemetey

Stones River National Battlefield image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 4, 1994

3. Stones River National Battlefield

Sign at the entrance to the Stones River National Battlefield image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 4, 1994

4. Sign at the entrance to the Stones River National Battlefield

Credits. This page was last revised on March 15, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 17, 2017, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 561 times since then and 20 times this year. Last updated on March 13, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 17, 2017, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.