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. 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

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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′ W. Marker is in Spring Hill, Tennessee, in Maury County. It 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.

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: Federal Defense of Spring Hill (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line);

Patrick Cleburne image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, March 22, 2009

2. Patrick Cleburne

Forrest's 3:00 p.m. Cavalry Attack (about 600 feet away); Confederate Attacks at Spring Hill (about 800 feet away); Cleburne's Attack (about 800 feet away); Cleburne's Pursuit (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ewell Farm (approx. 0.4 miles away); Left of the Union Defensive Position (approx. 0.4 miles away); Nashville and Decatur Railroad (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Spring Hill.

Also see . . .
1. The Battle of Spring Hill. Civil War Trust (Submitted on August 23, 2015.)

2. Battle of Spring Hill. City of Spring Hill, TN (Submitted on August 23, 2015.)

3. Battle of Spring Hill. Wikipedia (Submitted on August 23, 2015.)

Confederate Deployment Marker Map image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, March 22, 2009

3. Confederate Deployment Marker Map

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

Wideview of the Area image. Click for full size.

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 851 times since then and 40 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.