Spring Hill in Maury County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Confederate Deployment
4:00 p.m., November 29, 1864
Photographed By Brandon Fletcher, March 22, 2009
1. Confederate Deployment Marker
Inscription.
Confederate Deployment. 4:00 p.m., November 29, 1864. By 4:00 p.m., Patrick Cleburne had marched his division north on the Rally Hill Pike. A brief meeting with several of Forrest's officers indicated that Federals were located in force between the Rally Hill Pike and the Columbia-Franklin Pike due west. Accordingly, Cleburne aligned his division of 3,000 men parallel to the Rally Hill Pike. Cleburne's three brigades were aligned en echelon westward, Brigadier General Hiram Granbury's Brigade on the left (south), Brigadier General Daniel Govan's brigade in the center, and Brigadier General Mark Lowrey's brigade on the right (north). Colonel Tyree H. Bell's brigade of Forrest's cavalry formed on Cleburne's right (north) flank, even though they were out of ammunition. One Confederate cavalry officer remembered, "It is well understood that our command had no ammunition, and the only thing we could do was to yell." , , Lowrey's brigade marched across the ground where this marker is located. Bell marched to the north, and Govan and Granbury to the south. Govan and Granbury followed the approximate route of the modern Saturn Parkway, with Govan to the north, and Granbury to the south of the parkway.
By 4:00 p.m., Patrick Cleburne had marched his division north on the Rally Hill Pike. A brief meeting with several of Forrest's officers indicated that Federals were located in force between the Rally Hill Pike and the Columbia-Franklin Pike due west. Accordingly, Cleburne aligned his division of 3,000 men parallel to the Rally Hill Pike. Cleburne's three brigades were aligned en echelon westward, Brigadier General Hiram Granbury's Brigade on the left (south), Brigadier General Daniel Govan's brigade in the center, and Brigadier General Mark Lowrey's brigade on the right (north). Colonel Tyree H. Bell's brigade of Forrest's cavalry formed on Cleburne's right (north) flank, even though they were out of ammunition. One Confederate cavalry officer remembered, "It is well understood that our command had no ammunition, and the only thing we could do was to yell."
Lowrey's brigade marched across the ground where this marker is located. Bell marched to the north, and Govan and Granbury to the south. Govan and Granbury followed the approximate route of the modern Saturn Parkway, with Govan to the north, and Granbury to the south of the parkway.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 35° 44.25′ N, 86° 55.642′
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W. Marker is in Spring Hill, Tennessee, in Maury County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Kedron Road and Reserve Boulevard, on the left when traveling north. The battlefield trail loop begins at the Civil War Trails parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3525 Kedron Rd, Spring Hill TN 37174, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Brandon Fletcher, October 14, 2011
4. Confederate Deployment Marker
Photographed By Brandon Fletcher, March 22, 2009
5. Confederate Deployment Marker
Marker in distance (yellow arrow)
Photographed By Brandon Fletcher, October 14, 2011
6. Confederate Deployment Marker
Looking Right
Photographed By Brandon Fletcher, October 14, 2011
7. Confederate Deployment Marker
Photographed By Brandon Fletcher, October 14, 2011
8. Wideview of the Area
Credits. This page was last revised on December 20, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 23, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 579 times since then and 9 times this year. Last updated on December 18, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on August 23, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.
