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

McFadden Cemetery

Mid - 1800s

Photographed by Shane Oliver, January 30, 2021

1. McFadden Cemetery Marker

Cemetery can be seen behind the marker.

Inscription.

Graves of:
Samuel McFadden, Samuel Clark and two unknown

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

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

Location. 35° 53.3′ N, 86° 25.585′ W. Marker is in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, in Rutherford County. It is on Van Cleve Lane, on the right when traveling south. The marker is located at McFadden's Ford, Auto Tour Stop 6 on the Stones River National Battlefield Auto Tour Route. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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

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other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Stones River Artillery Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Battle at Stones River (within shouting distance of this marker); The Very Forest Seemed to Fall (within shouting distance of this marker); Remembering by Rail (within shouting distance of this marker); My Poor Orphans! (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); McFadden's Ford (about 800 feet away); Battle of Stones River (approx. 0.2 miles away); Battle of Murfreesboro (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Murfreesboro.

Other markers no longer nearby. 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); Breckinridge's Attack (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); McFadden Farm (was about 700 feet away but has been confirmed missing).

More about this marker. Although a few headstones remain at the cemetery, their inscriptions are weathered and unreadable.

View of the McFadden Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Shane Oliver, January 30, 2021

2. View of the McFadden Cemetery

The Artillery Monument can be seen in the background.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 1, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 14, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 639 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 14, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.