Brownsville in Haywood County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Haywood County's C.S.A. Colonels
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 25, 2022
1. Haywood County's C.S.A. Colonels Marker (side A)
Hiram Bradford - Brevetted Lt. Col., C.S.A.; Adj.-Gen., Chief of Staff, Maj.-Gen. C. P. McCown; Brownsville bivouac,. U. C. V., named in his honor.
William Lafayette Duckworth (1834-1915) Col., 7th Tenn. Cavalry, C.S.A.; farmer, educator, soldier, physician, Methodist minister, Dist. Supt. at the time of his death; formulated a successful plan to capture the 7th Tenn. Cavalry, U.S.A., at Union City in 1864.
Benjamin J. Lea (1833-1894) Col., 52nd Tenn. Inf. C.S.A.; teacher, attorney, state legislator, 1859-60; Attorney General, 1878-86; Chief Justice, Tenn. Supreme Court.
George C. Porter (1835-1919) Col., 6th Tenn. Inf., C.S.A.; ranking Tenn. Confederate veteran at the time of his death; attorney; state senator 1871-74; state legislator, 1877-79; Constitutional Conv. 1870; Pres. Board of Railroad Commissioners.
Robert V. Richardson (1820-1870) Col., Tenn. Militia during Mexican War; Brownsville attorney; Col., 12th Tenn. Cavalry, C.S.A.; appointed Brig. Gen. 863; large landowner; Vice Pres. U.S. Cotton Co.; assassinated Duncan Co., Mo., Jan. 5, 1870.
Erected 1997 by Brownsville-Haywood
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 35° 35.748′ N, 89° 16.272′ W. Marker is in Brownsville, Tennessee, in Haywood County. Marker is at the intersection of West College Street and North Grand Avenue when traveling west on West College Street. Marker is in front of the College Hill Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 626 W College St, Brownsville TN 38012, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. College Hill Center Historic District (a few steps from this marker); Richard Halliburton (within shouting distance of this marker); Joseph Wingate Folk (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Brownsville Public School / Haywood County Memorial Hospital (approx. ¼ mile away); Holly Springs–Brownsville & Ohio Railroad (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Carnegie Library (approx. 0.4 miles away); James Bond (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hayes Clinic (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brownsville.
Also see . . . Haywood County's first entrepreneur, Hiram Bradford. He bought the first lot in Brownsville, upon which he built the town's first store. That was just the start. (Haywood County Line blog, posted Nov. 27,
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 25, 2022
2. Haywood County's C.S.A. Colonels Marker (side B)
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 20, 2022
3. Haywood County's C.S.A. Colonels Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 24, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 261 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 24, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2. submitted on June 26, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3. submitted on March 24, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
