Capt. Horace Lawson Hunley
"Capt. Horace Lawson Hunley, Confederate States Navy, was born near this site in 1823.
Capt. Hunley lived as a small boy in Sumner County then was raised in New Orleans where he practiced law and served in the state legislature. After the start of the War Between the States, Hunley and others designed and built three submarines. The third and most famous being the CSS HL Hunley which sank during testing and cost Hunley his life.
The CSS HL Hunley was raised and used again in the first successful attack on an enemy vessel by a submarine in naval history when it sank the Federal warship Housatonic in Charleston Harbor.
Capt. Horace Lawson Hunley was buried with full Confederate military honors in Charleston, SC in 1863.”
Erected 2009 by Gen. Wm. B. Bate SCV Camp 34.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 36° 23.842′ N, 86° 19.192′ W. Marker is in Castilian Springs, Tennessee, in Sumner County. It can be reached from Hartsville Pike (Tennessee Route 25) west of Rock Springs Road,
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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: The Nathaniel Parker Log Cabin (here, next to this marker); Nathaniel Parker, Hunter and Explorer (a few steps from this marker); Unsettled and Dangerous Years (a few steps from this marker); A Typical Settler's Cabin (a few steps from this marker); Bledsoe's Lick (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Rogana (about 500 feet away); A Pioneer Cemetery (about 500 feet away); A Traditional Irish Farmhouse
Also see . . . Capt, Horace Lawson Hunley. (Submitted on April 12, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia.)
Credits. This page was last revised on April 14, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 12, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 538 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 12, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
