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

Remembering by Rail

— Stones River National Battlefield —

Photographed by Shane Oliver, January 30, 2021

1. Remembering by Rail Marker

Inscription. The Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway played a major role in memorializing Civil War battlefields. The company bought land and installed signs along the tracks to identify battle locations. They erected monuments like the Artillery Monument in front of you. They encouraged veteran reunions and ran a train to Stones River for formal celebrations.

Railway president John W. Thomas championed this work. During his tenure, the company scheduled tours to southern battlefields. At stops like Cemetery, railway platforms became the gateway to hallowed ground. Passengers stepped off trains and remembered the soldiers and battles between the North and South.

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The railway interpreted the Civil War to its passengers. They provided booklets that explained the battles along the train's route.

To see the Artillery Monument, passengers got off at this station, a half mile to your right.

Erected by Stones River National Battlefield, National Park Service, US Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Railroads & Streetcars • War, US Civil.

Location. 35° 53.317′ N,

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86° 25.543′ W. Marker is in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, in Rutherford County. It is on Van Cleve Lane 0.2 miles north of Battlefield Parkway, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located at the parking lot for McFadden's Ford, Auto Tour Stop 6 on the Stones River National Battlefield Auto Tour Route. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2600 Van Cleve Ln, Murfreesboro TN 37129, 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 walking distance of this marker: Battle at Stones River (here, next to this marker); The Very Forest Seemed to Fall (within shouting distance of this marker); Stones River Artillery Monument (within shouting

Photographed by Kevin W., June 18, 2024

2. Remembering by Rail Marker

distance of this marker); McFadden Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); My Poor Orphans! (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); McFadden's Ford (about 600 feet away); Battle of Stones River (approx. 0.2 miles away); Battle of Murfreesboro (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Murfreesboro.

Other markers no longer nearby. Breckinridge's Attack (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Artillery Saves the Day (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been reported to have been replaced with another marker now near it); McFadden Farm (was about 500 feet away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Stones River National Battlefield. National Park Service (Submitted on March 15, 2021.)

Rock Outcroppings near the marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Shane Oliver, January 30, 2021

3. Rock Outcroppings near the marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 14, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 370 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 14, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. 2. submitted on June 18, 2024, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. 3. submitted on March 14, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.