Columbia in Maury County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Maury County War Memorial
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 13, 2021
1. Maury County War Memorial
Inscription. (Center plaque)
The Major General William E. Potts Veterans Memorial Plaza
Named in honor of
Columbia native M. G. William E. "Billy" Potts, USA
1936-2004
For his service to community, state and nation
Military Attache, Turkey
Chief of US Army Ordnance
Commanding General, US Army Ordnance
Center & School
Deputy Commanding General, US Missile Command
Soldier, Leader, Humanitarian
(Left monument, front side)
War of 1812
Arthur Aydelotte Edward W. Beanland James Burns Richard Butler John Caldwell John Campbell John Churchwell Henry Coleman John Coleman James L. Davidson Thomas Dawson Able Dockery Joshua Donaho Miles Easom William Fields John Files Samuel Finley Lewis Forkner James T. Gillespie Jeremiah Gurley Elias Hassell William Hodge Aaron Hunter Kemp W. Hurst John Jennings William Jordan William Kelly Abner King Thomas Ladd James Langford William Long Jesse Mays Samuel B. McBride Thrasher McCollum James McMahan James Moore John M. Murphy Samuel Neely James Nixon Jesse Radford John Ramsey Rowland Rice David Sanders John
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H. Shelby Benjamin Shipley Andrew Shoemake Michael Sholfer James Henry Smith Thomas Smith Nathan Southerland Barna Thomas Eli Warot Samuel Willis Jesse Yarborough Daniel Yeates
Alamo
Asa Walker Jacob Walker
Mexican War
John Sidney Branch
Civil War
James H. Adkison James W. Adkisson Morris Adkisson Conner Akin Henry Lawson Akin James M. Akin Marshall T. Akin William Akin W. H. Alderson Pleasant J. Aldridge James Franklin Alexander Frank Thomas Allen John Whitt Allen William Augustus Allen John Erastus Amis McCoy Campbell Amis Bedford Lafayette Anderson William Anderson Milt J. Andrews William H. H. Andrews George Dickey Armstrong James Gray Armstrong William Lewis Arnell J. Wesley Bailey Jacob H. Bailey Helden Henry Baker William Thomas Baker Francis M. Ball W. Pink Barnett Henry Baughn Valentine H. Bell John Benderman J. J. Biffle Jacob D. Biffle William O. Blake John Bolton B. W. Bond Billy Bond David N. Bond Thomas J. Bond Stephen Miles Box Minor P. R. Branch James Maginnis Brandon Martin Pembroke Brown McKinney D.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 13, 2021
2. Maury County War Memorial
Left monument, front side (War of 1812 through Civil War)
Brown Richard Brown William Dooley Brown Theophilus Compton Bryant William D. Bryant John Bryson W. Ed Burkett John W. Bynum Joseph W. Bynum William M. Bynum Dabney C. Byrd William Henry W. Calvert Andrew Jackson Campbell John Campbell Samuel M. Campbell N. F. Carr William T. Carr Thomas Joseph Carthell Thomas Cavender W. Tyn Chappell W. R. Cheairs Polk Cheatham Calvin Modrell Cheek John F. Childress Albert B. Childrey William James Childrey A. C. Clanton Thomas J. C. Clanton Benjamin F. Cockrell Jasper Blackhawk Cockrill Samuel Walker Coffey William F. Coffey John C. Collins Enos Wesley Cook Patrick Henry Cook Alexander Duval Cooper Charles D. Cooper Henry Augustus Cooper John A. Cooper Robert Theodore Cooper Samuel Gwin Cooper William McAdams Cooper Anderson Copeland John Cox Henry Craig James Madison Craig Arthur H. Cranford, Jr. James Crews John Cross William A. Curry Archer B. Dandridge Thomas S. Davidson Anderson B. Davis R. C. Davis William J. Denton Andrew Jackson Derryberry John H. Derryberry Marshall W. Derryberry
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 13, 2021
3. Maury County War Memorial
Left monument, back side (Civil War)
Richard M. Dillard Joseph Nevil Dockery Beverly P. Dodson J. Marion Dodson Raleigh N. Dodson Raleigh W. Dodson J. B. Dooley Robert H. Dooley James Dorton Alexander Dotson William Henry Harrison Douglas Major C. Dowell, Jr. W. Alonzo Dugger William G. Duke Charles H. Dunham Walter C. Dunham Henry Easom Willis B. Embry Willis Williford English H. Clay Erskine Henry Estes William Kennedy Estes James Evans Sidney Evans William Evans John T. Farley Leonidas Farrar George W. Fisher William Fisher George Fitzgerald J. A. Fitzgerald John L. Fly Egbert A. H. Foster Isaac Madison Foster, Jr. Jonathan A. Foster B. W. Fox Thomas N. Freeland Henry Frierson Robert Luther Frierson Samuel Wickliffe Frierson William James Frierson James W. Fuller William James Fulton John Alexander Furguson Samuel Akin Furguson James Gaither Perry J. Gaither George Galloway John W. Gee James H. Gilbreath William Gilbreath J. W. Gill Columbus C. Gillum Benjamin F. Gilmore Ben Irvine Godwin Rufus Goodloe George W. Gordon John M. Graham William Graham
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, January 1, 2022
4. Maury County War Memorial
Fleming Guthrie James Gwin Thomas C. Hackney Amos Hadley F. Marion Hadley Joseph Alexander Hall James H. Harbison James Madison Harbison Samuel Polk Harbison Alexander E. Hardin Joel S. Hardison John Hardison Marshall Hardison William James Hardison James Hargrove Cord Harris Edward Harris P. Harris Billy Hassell George Hill J. W. Hill Wash Hill William H. Hill Jerry Hines
(Right monument, front side)
Merrill Hinson James S. Hodge Edward C. Hoffman John Hogan John R. Holcombe James Holder Pinkney Monroe Hood Walter C. Hood William Calvin Hood Dirponso Hooper Thomas Hosford Alonzo Houser Joseph C. Howard William J. Howard Henderson Howell Archelus Brice Hughes William A. Hughes Harve Hutchinson Miles W. Hutchinson W. Wesley Irwin David A. Jackson, Jr. Willie T. Jarmon Benjamin E. Jennings William F. Jewell Harrison Johnson James L. Johnson John L. Johnson Thomas J. Johnson Van Johnson William J. L. Johnson William R. Johnson Rufus Jones Sam Jones Willis Alexander Jones James P. Journey John Joyce John M. Judd Don D. Kelly William L. Kennedy Ephraim King Evander King Fain W. King James King Robert King Albert Drew Kinnard James Kenry Kinnard Henry H. Kinzer John H. Kinzer William A. Kittrell William Washington Latta Robert Lazenby George Washington Lee Granville Lee W. H. Lee William T. Lee John Sylvestus Leftwich Tom Leftwich Baxter M. Lindsey James M. Lindsey Henry Litton Jasper Luckett Mike Luckett James Taswell Mackey William Terrell Mackey Felix G. Martin George Saunders Martin Goldman L. Martin James B. Martin James Monroe Martin Marcus Logan Martin Player Martin William Reese Mash James Matthews James Franklin Matthews William F. Matthews Elijah Maxwell Robert H. Maxwell William McCord Maxwell John Junius Mayes Charles W. McBride James F. McBride Robert McBride Monroe McClain John McClure A. C. McConnell John McCracken Joseph McGrady Nelson McKee George S. McKennon William McLemore Henry J. McMeen William McMinn Jim Meece William Miller William C. Miller Dick Mills J. Alex Mitchell John Asa Mitchell William Frederick Mitchell Robert Melville Moore Tom Moore Calvin Morris William Mc. Morris James D. Moss Samuel W. Neely Bithal H. Nelson J. J. Netherly Joseph F. Nichols Andrew Jackson Nicholson Charles G. Nicholson Augustus P. Notgrass James Henry Notgrass David L. Nowlin Mack Oakley Thomas Addison Orr Fletcher Owens Martin Van Parrish Carlo Patti S. M. Payne W. Hardin Payne Robert C. Perry Young S. Pickard James H. Pigg John A. Pigg Drew Smith Polk Leonidas Polk B. L. Pope Sterling Robertson Porter James Presley Pruett John T. Puckett Henry Ragan Green E. Ramsey James L. Read Jack B. Reaves James K. P. Reaves James M. Reece Newton B. Reed Lafayette Houston Reese William Renfro Byron G. Richardson Robert A. Riggs G. W. Robinson W. C. Robison George W. Rountree Jeff Rountree Thomas Rountree George W. Rummage Joseph Anderson Rummage James R. Rushton Edward A. Russell George W. Russell James Knox Polk Scott J. Lon Secrest Newton Scott S. W. "Dock" Secrest Sam Secrest Ben Sedberry Isaac M. Sellers John Ellis Sharber Ira Shires Thomas Malugin Skelley David J. Smith Elijah H. Smith Jesse H. Smith John N. Smith Joseph L. Smith John Allen Sneed Charles H. Sowell George Spain James Madison Sparkman David Stephenson Buford Stewart Joseph P. Stewart Hiram A. Stockard James Taylor William Taylor Joshua Thomas Jerry Thomason Joseph C. Thompson Thomas Thompson Tom Thompson Hazard C. Tindell Thomas Jefferson Trousdale William Henry Trousdale Thomas Tucker Thomas M. Tucker Thomas M. Tune William H. Tune Henderson Vestal Calvin Harvey Walker Henry A. Walker Lucius Marshall Walker Thomas J. Watkins Y. R. Watkins William B. Weatherford William Weaver Thomas Webb W. T. Webb Henry Jossey Webster William Henry Webster William Welch Andrew Bennett West Zachariah Taylor West Leroy Westmoreland John A. Whitaker Noah Enos White William W. White Joseph P. Whitehead William J. Whiteside B. L. Wilkes Richard Sparks Wilkes William James Wilkes George Williams Hiram M. Williams Horace Williams William A. Wilson Dewitt C. Winn John P. Wood William Wood Jasper Woody Hugh Woolard Frank K. Wright Hanson M. Wright Felix Kirk Zollicoffer George W. Zollicoffer James K. P. Coffey John L. Estes Irvin Hinds William F. Johnson Mark A. Pugh
(Left monument, back side)
United States Colored Troops
Peter Abb Moses Alexander Isham Anderson Green Andrews Samuel H. Armstrong Marshall Arnold Marshall Campbell Anderson Cannon Harry Cook George Cooper Joseph Dodson Samuel Dodson Anderson Douglass George W. Esters Robert Esters Gil Evans Claiborne Fizer Richard Foster Columbus Friarson John H. Friarson Amster Galloway Henry Gilbreath Alexander Gordon Marshall Green Robert Greenfield Oscar Grigsley Isaiah Hadley Jefferson Wilson Richard Wisner Orange Hardison Alexander Harris Jefferson Howard Henry Hurt George Irving David Jones Alexander Kennedy Jacob Kennedy Washington Lawrence John Mayberry Pleasant Nelson William Notgrass Henry Pickett Isom Pillow Martin Pillow Thomas Pillow Gaston Polk Isaac Scott Harry Smith Gilbert Thomas Leon Watkins Wesley Watkins Edwin Webb James Webster Perry Williamson George Ackins Alfred Allen Curan Andrews George Blackwood Henry Bellafount Samuel Bellafount George Benjamin James Cates James Coffee Abraham Couser Lewis Cowdon Nelson Davis Samuel Ercery Abraham Fitzpatrick John Fleming Arthur Foster Robert Henley Jesse Higdon Mark Jacobs Philip Lawrence Aleck Mack Rufus McCord Thomas Mitchell Alfred Moore Daniel Neil Madison Neil John Parker Allen Perry Alphonso Polk John Simpson John Trousdale Richard Watkins Peter Wells Willeby Wortham
(Right monument, back side)
World War I
Isaiah Abernathy Herman G. Agnew Lester Akin Barnett John Baxter Basil Otie Blocker Dock Brown Lon Brown Guless Dean Christopher Leoline O. Crane William R. Crumley James Ewing Earl Flowers Meade Frierson Watts Frierson Oscar Frost Clarence H. Fry Robert B. Gilbreath Walter D. Goodwin Jim Granberry Herbert Griffin Henry F. Gulley Charles W. Hamilton William J. B. Harlow Marcus S. Hay Robert A. Hays Eli R. Hayward Horace Hickman Henry Hill Wilson D. Holman William Houston Eugene W. Huckaby Clifford E. Hutcherson Merritt Jones Ocey Jones Clarence T. Kilpatrick William H. Lanier George McKissick George W. Moore William Robert Person John T. Richardson Harry Thompson Jessie J. Thompson John W. Thompson, Jr. Rex B. Vestal Edward E. Walker Joe Baker Warren Tom Watkins Sim Watson Melvin F. White Peter Turney Whitwell James Council Wooten Tom Workman
World War II
Ernest L. Adcock William T. Anderson Evans T. Armstrong Thomas H. Armstrong Elijah Hanes Ayres, Jr. Raymond W. Barker Bill Beard Thomas E. Bradley Claude N. Brady Robert H. Bratton, Jr. George A. Brooks Curtis C. Brown Edgar T. Burleson Hartwell P. Byrnes William W. Carlton, Jr. Shannon R. Caulk Ernest Cavender Howard E. Chaffin Lloyd Chapman Charles Chasen Harry Abston Chatman James L. Choate Robert H. Clymer Raymond C. Cooper William B. Cozart Alerston D. Eley Glen C. Eley Thomas A. Farley John W. Finney Fred Gilbreath Fleming William E. Gilliam James Buford Gladney Willard D. Goosby Robert Earl Green Joe T. Greenfield Thomas W. Harden Dillard Harmon Ernest R. Haywood Floyd L. Head Mahlon W. Hendley John R. Hendrickson James S. Hill Wilford Holden Curtis L. Holloway Jack Inman Emery Jones Orville B. Journey Ralph Kelley Charles M. Kennedy Meredith S. King, Jr. Edward L. Lamar Calvin H. Land Joseph E. Lee James S. Lochridge James E. Logue J. A. Loftin Melvin Marsh David K. Massey John H. Massey, Jr. Wallace McCorkle Leslie Harlen McGaw John L. McGowan Paul McGowan James S. McKinney James A. McLean George P. Moore Abe L. Morgan Gaston Fox Morton Paul R. Murphy Will Nall Herbert S. Parker John G. Parrish Eugene Patton Charles A. Pennington Joe P. Peyton Allie W. Pierce Robert E. Pitts John E. Pyland, Jr. James W. Rinks Tommy Robinson Donald A. Seaton Clyde E. Sims, Jr. Andrew I. Skipper William A. Sowell, Jr. Lish C. Spears Hyman Stein Morris Stein Luther B. Stockard Robert Thurman, Jr. W. C. Travis Cecil E. Ussery Columbus M. Walker R. E. Whiteside, Jr. John Harlan Willis Hammond C. Wilson Raymond D. Workman Tommie J. Worley Claude A. Young, Jr. Ernest C. Young William R. Young Cecil Farris Kennedy J. C. Holt
Korean War
William A. Adams John D. Armstrong Albert D. Dobbins Alvie L. Fowler, Jr. Lonzo Houston Robert Harold Jackson Hershel B. Mayes Charles E. McCoy Richard Nolen, Jr. Willie P. Parrish Earl G. Tinsley Richard Sampson
Vietnam War
Willie James Angus Willie D. Arms Mitchell Odell Barnes Charles C. Beard William C. Biffle Ned Rayburn Brown Ernest R. Brownlow, III Robert Carlies Cothran William Eugene Hargrove Edward Louis Himes James T. Lockridge Robert Lee Thomas Frank Nelson Uzzell John Robert Wilsford John W. Wilt, Jr. Larry T. Wood Jerry G. Bridges Jerry Roy Long Michael Allen Jones
Persian Gulf War
Stanley Walter Bartusiak
Afghanistan
Andrew Carpenter
Active Duty Deaths
Clayton Marshall Hickman Douglas Vick Jeffery Lewis Williams
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 35° 36.899′ N, 87° 2.038′ W. Memorial is in Columbia, Tennessee, in Maury County. It is at the intersection of Public Square and North Main Street, on the left when traveling south on Public Square. Marker is on Maury County Courthouse grounds, at the northwest corner of Public Square. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1 Public Square, Columbia TN 38401, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial 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.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 23, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 2,379 times since then and 188 times this year. Last updated on May 26, 2023. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on March 23, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 4. submitted on January 1, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
