Denmark in Madison County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Denmark Danes

May 5, 1861 Marker image. Click for full size.

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1. May 5, 1861 Marker

Inscription.

Denmark Danes. . May 5, 1861. One hundred four young men of the town formed the Denmark Danes, they became part of the 6th Tennessee Regiment, Company K. The ladies of the town had made very nice uniforms from cloth furnished by the citizens. They wore gray flannel shirts, gray pants with a stripe down each leg and gray coats … They made a fine looking company., Capt. John B. Ingram . 1st Sgt. E.C. Harbart . 2nd Sgt. James Byrd . 2nd Cpl. A.C. Reid . 3rd Cpl. W.A. Johnson . Pvt. W.P. Anderson . Sgt. J.N. Andrews . Sgt. G.W. Boucher . Pvt. J.H. Batchelor . Pvt. C.S. Batchelor . Pvt. J.A. Batchelor . Pvt. John Beaty . Pvt. F.A. Beaty . Pvt. W.H. Bezzell . Pvt. R.G. Bond . Pvt. R.J. Bryan . Pvt. R.R. Byrum . Pvt. Henry Byrum . Pvt. L.K. Bingham . Pvt. J.E. Bingham . Pvt. W.G. Cardwell . Pvt. T.J. Clancy . Pvt. James A. Dodd, Pvt. J.G. Drake . Pvt. J.P. Drake . Pvt. W.T. Harston . Pvt. W.Y. Hartson . Pvt. F. Hurdle . Pvt. R.W. Hurdle . Pvt. W.H. Hutchison . Pvt. William L. Jackson . Sgt. John Johnson . Pvt. James Laney . Pvt. E.J. Jones . Pvt. Lucius McBryde . Pvt. John A. McKinnon . Mus. Joe H. Mulherrin . Pvt. D.J. Murchison . Pvt. William Miller . Pvt. D.T. Phillips . Pvt. C.W. Phillips . Sgt. J.M. Pope . Pvt. E.J. Powell . Pvt. J.W. Powell . Pvt. J.B. Powell . Pvt. Johnson Penn, Pvt. Robert F.T. Patterson . Pvt. J.W. Reid . Pvt. T.A. Reid . Pvt. John McKentosh . Pvt. R.W. Rice . Pvt. G.W. Robinson . Pvt. J.M. Robinson . Pvt. W.H. Sherd . Pvt. T.G.N. Smith . Pvt. J.T. Smith . Capt. M.A. Stanley . Pvt. L. Staten . E.M. (L) Sullivan . Pvt. B. Swvenerton . Pvt. M.P. Tarver . Pvt. T.D. Tarver . Pvt. M. Vincent . Pvt. B.C. Walker . Pvt. S.E. Weatherly . 1st Liet. Robert I. Weatherly . Pvt./Sgt. Houston Weatherly . Mus. A.K. Williamson . N.L. Worrell, Pvt. W.H. Wray . Pvt. George Byrd . Pvt. G.W. Wray . Pvt. J.M. Taylor . 2nd Lt. William M. Ingram . Pvt. G.H. Robinson . Pvt. James Mallard . Pvt. W.P. Anderson . Pvt. J.B. Barnett . Sgt. John W. Gerrier . Pvt. John Betty . Pvt. Martin Booker . Pvt. Alex Jackson Brown . George M. Brownlove . Pvt. John R. Bullington . Sgt. G.W. Butcher . Pvt. George Byrd . 1st Lt. Frances W. Campbell . Pvt. W.A. Cobb . 2nd Lt. Thomas Rice . rd Lt. James W. Walker . Pvt. James Byrd . Pvt. James A. Dodd, Pvt. James Evans . Pvt. William Evans . Pvt. Thomas Gibbons . Pvt. Calbin K. Hartput . Pvt. C.V. Hart . Pvt. James Hart . Pvt. William R. Hecho

May 5, 1861 One hundred four young men of the town formed the Denmark Danes, they became part of the 6th Tennessee Regiment, Company K. The ladies of the town had made very nice uniforms from cloth furnished by the citizens. They wore gray flannel shirts, gray pants with a stripe down each leg and gray coats … They made a fine looking company.

Capt. John B. Ingram • 1st Sgt. E.C. Harbart • 2nd Sgt. James Byrd • 2nd Cpl. A.C. Reid • 3rd Cpl. W.A. Johnson • Pvt. W.P. Anderson • Sgt. J.N. Andrews • Sgt. G.W. Boucher • Pvt. J.H. Batchelor • Pvt. C.S. Batchelor • Pvt. J.A. Batchelor • Pvt. John Beaty • Pvt. F.A. Beaty • Pvt. W.H. Bezzell • Pvt. R.G. Bond • Pvt. R.J. Bryan • Pvt. R.R. Byrum • Pvt. Henry Byrum • Pvt. L.K. Bingham • Pvt. J.E. Bingham • Pvt. W.G. Cardwell • Pvt. T.J. Clancy • Pvt. James A. Dodd

Pvt. J.G. Drake • Pvt. J.P. Drake • Pvt. W.T. Harston • Pvt. W.Y. Hartson • Pvt. F. Hurdle • Pvt. R.W. Hurdle • Pvt. W.H. Hutchison • Pvt. William L. Jackson • Sgt. John Johnson • Pvt. James Laney • Pvt. E.J. Jones • Pvt. Lucius McBryde • Pvt. John A. McKinnon • Mus. Joe H. Mulherrin • Pvt. D.J. Murchison • Pvt. William Miller • Pvt. D.T. Phillips • Pvt. C.W. Phillips • Sgt. J.M. Pope • Pvt. E.J. Powell • Pvt. J.W. Powell • Pvt. J.B. Powell • Pvt. Johnson Penn

Pvt. Robert F.T. Patterson • Pvt.

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J.W. Reid • Pvt. T.A. Reid • Pvt. John McKentosh • Pvt. R.W. Rice • Pvt. G.W. Robinson • Pvt. J.M. Robinson • Pvt. W.H. Sherd • Pvt. T.G.N. Smith • Pvt. J.T. Smith • Capt. M.A. Stanley • Pvt. L. Staten • E.M. (L) Sullivan • Pvt. B. Swvenerton • Pvt. M.P. Tarver • Pvt. T.D. Tarver • Pvt. M. Vincent • Pvt. B.C. Walker • Pvt. S.E. Weatherly • 1st Liet. Robert I. Weatherly • Pvt./Sgt. Houston Weatherly • Mus. A.K. Williamson • N.L. Worrell

Pvt. W.H. Wray • Pvt. George Byrd • Pvt. G.W. Wray • Pvt. J.M. Taylor • 2nd Lt. William M. Ingram • Pvt. G.H. Robinson • Pvt. James Mallard • Pvt. W.P. Anderson • Pvt. J.B. Barnett • Sgt. John W. Gerrier • Pvt. John Betty • Pvt. Martin Booker • Pvt. Alex Jackson Brown • George M. Brownlove • Pvt. John R. Bullington • Sgt. G.W. Butcher • Pvt. George Byrd • 1st Lt. Frances W. Campbell • Pvt. W.A. Cobb • 2nd Lt. Thomas Rice • rd Lt. James W. Walker • Pvt. James Byrd • Pvt. James A. Dodd

Pvt. James Evans • Pvt. William Evans • Pvt. Thomas Gibbons • Pvt. Calbin K. Hartput • Pvt. C.V. Hart • Pvt. James Hart • Pvt. William R. Hecho

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is May 5, 1861.

Location. 35° 31.891′ N, 89° 0.046′ W. Marker is in Denmark, Tennessee, in Madison County. It can be reached from Denmark Jackson Road (Tennessee Route

Denmark Danes Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 20, 2022

2. Denmark Danes Marker

223) east of Britton Lane, on the right when traveling west. Marker is on the lane behind Denmark Presbyterian Church leading to the cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2799 Denmark Jackson Rd, Denmark TN 38391, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Flag Bearer for Denmark Danes (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Denmark Presbyterian Church Mulberry Grove (about 300 feet away); Denmark Presbyterian Church (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Denmark Presbyterian Church (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Denmark Danes (about 400 feet away); Denmark Presbyterian Church Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Battle of Britton's Lane (approx. 3.7 miles away); Battle of Britton Lane (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Denmark.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 22, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 22, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 623 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 22, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.