Murfreesboro in Rutherford County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Defense of Fortress Rosecrans
Lytle Creek Greenway | Murfreesboro Greenway System
Photographed By Shane Oliver, January 30, 2021
1. Defense of Fortress Rosecrans Marker
Brigadier General J. St. Clair Morton, Chief Engineer of the Army of the Cumberland, designed an elaborate series of lunettes, redoubts, curtain walls, and blockhouses for the defense of Fortress Rosecrans. The fort contained depots stocked with supplies for the Union army as troops advanced south to Chattanooga. This sketch shows Fortress Rosecrans as it appeared in 1863.
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When the Federal army departed for the Tullahoma campaign, local historian John C. Spence noted that General Rosecrans was "scarcely leaving forces sufficient to man the forts." Yet the troops who remained behind at Fortress Rosecrans reportedly had orders to shell Murfreesboro in the event of a Confederate raid.
Photo Courtesy Library of Congress
Erected by City of Murfreesboro.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, US Civil.
Location. 35° 51.083′ N, 86° 24.437′ W. Marker is in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, in Rutherford County. Marker can be reached from Overall Street, 0.2 miles east of Golf Lane, on the left when traveling east. Marker is located along the Stones River Greenway, a trail owned and operated by the City of Murfreesboro.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Fortress Rosecrans (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Fortress Rosecrans (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Living Under the Guns (about 500 feet away); I Never Saw Anything Like Them Before (about 700 feet away); New Citizen Soldiers (about 700 feet away); Lunette Thomas (about 700 feet away); Covered by Cross Fires (about 700 feet away); Toil and Mud (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Murfreesboro.
Also see . . . Stones River National Battlefield - Fortress Rosecrans. National Park Service (Submitted on March 15, 2021.)
Photographed By Shane Oliver, January 30, 2021
2. Defense of Fortress Rosecrans Marker
The "Fortress Rosecrans" Marker is adjacent to this marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 26, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 14, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 182 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 14, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
