Spring Hill in Maury County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Nashville and Decatur Railroad

Nashvill and Decatur Railroad Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 23, 2014

1. Nashvill and Decatur Railroad Marker

Inscription. Just west of this site is the antebellum Nashville and Decatur Railroad. During Sherman’s Campaign against Atlanta, from May to September 1864, this railroad played a critical logistical role when it served as the northbound or return route for his supplies. Trains returning from Sherman’s army carried wounded soldiers, confederate prisoners of war, southern refugees, mail and empty freight cars. In the fall of 1864, this railroad was used as a major supply line for Union garrisons throughout Tennessee, north Alabama and north Georgia. Spring Hill was an important wood and water stop on this railroad, and an antebellum railroad depot stood approximately where the modern depot is today.

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(upper right) Spring Hill Depot, Post Civil War (courtesy Spring Hill Library)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Railroads & Streetcars • War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1864.

Location. 35° 44.574′ N, 86° 55.629′ W. Marker is in Spring Hill, Tennessee, in Maury County. It can be reached from Kedron Road 0.2 miles Old Kedron Road, on the left when traveling north.

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Located at the entrance to the Spring Hill Battlefield-Jerry Erwin Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Spring Hill TN 37174, 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: Left of the Union Defensive Position (here, next to this marker); Ewell Farm (here, next to this marker); Federal Defense of Spring Hill (approx. 0.3 miles away); Cleburne's Attack (approx. 0.3 miles away); Cleburne's Pursuit (approx. 0.4 miles away); Confederate Deployment (approx. 0.4 miles away); Forrest's 3:00 p.m. Cavalry Attack (approx. 0.4 miles away); Confederate Attacks at Spring Hill (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 23, 2014

2. Nashvill and Decatur Railroad Marker

all markers in Spring Hill.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 20, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,640 times since then and 84 times this year. Last updated on December 17, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 5, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.