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

Confederate Movements After Sunset

November 29, 1864

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 23, 2014

1. Confederate Movements After Sunset Marker

Inscription. After the sun set, Confederate plans began to quietly fall apart. Hood appeared confident that Forrest held the pike north of Spring Hill, and thus was not unduly concerned with cutting the pike south of town. Hood’s orders suggest an unfamiliarity with the terrain. To add to the confusion, division commanders began to receive conflicting orders from Hood and Cheatham.

While Cheatham’s orders were aimed at an assault on Spring Hill to the north, Hood continued to issue orders orienting movements towards the pike to the west. Hood’s men had made long and exhausting march, they were unfamiliar with the terrain, and it was pitch dark. The tired and confused Confederate army sat down for the night, cooked supper and went to sleep. John Bell Hood later stated that this movement on Spring Hill had been “the best move in my career as a soldier… I was thus destined to behold to naught.”

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. Marker has been reported permanently removed. It was located near 35° 43.925′ N, 86° 57.203′ W. Marker was

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in Spring Hill, Tennessee, in Maury County. It could be reached from Main Street half a mile south of Saturn Parkway, on the left when traveling south. Located on the grounds of Rippavilla Plantation. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 5700 Main St, Spring Hill TN 37174, United States of America.

We have been informed that this marker is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.

Regionally, this marker was in Middle Tennessee

and in Greater Nashville.

It was also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it was in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 location: Rippa Villa (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Rippa Villa (a few steps from this marker); The Battle of Spring Hill (within shouting distance of this marker); Slave Fields To Battlegrounds

Close up of map shown on the marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 23, 2014

2. Close up of map shown on the marker

(within shouting distance of this marker); Rippavilla Plantation (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named The Battle of Spring Hill (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named The Battle of Spring Hill (approx. 0.2 miles away); Billy Direct (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Spring Hill.

Other markers no longer nearby. Schofield's Retreat (was here, next to this marker but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named The Battle of Spring Hill (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named The Battle of Spring Hill (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named The Battle of Spring Hill (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Markers along the path at the Plantation image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 23, 2014

3. Markers along the path at the Plantation

Rippavilla Plantation Residence image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 23, 2014

4. Rippavilla Plantation Residence

Credits. This page was last revised on October 23, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 4, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 870 times since then and 24 times this year. Last updated on October 22, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 4, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.