Westmoreland in Macon County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Camp Jim Davis Epperson Springs

Site of the Confederate Training Camp Company

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 25, 2023

1. Camp Jim Davis Epperson Springs Marker

Inscription. Jim Davis was located 3.5 miles north of here at
site of Epperson Springs, a mineral springs summer resort.
Jim Davis was the proprietor of the Epperson Springs Resort
during the Civil War.
Company G 22nd Barteaus Cavalry,
TN Cavalry (later known as Company 22nd) Barteaus Calvary
organized here November 15th, 1861.
Epperson Springs name for Epperson was noted summer resort.
Famous for its healthy mineral springs, it operated prior to 1852
until April 26th 1926 when the Epperson Springs Hotel was destroyed by fire.

Erected by Veterans of 1425, Sons of the Confederate Veterans, Macon County Historical Society and Jim Davis Camp 1425, Macon County.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is November 15, 1861.

Location. 36° 32.703′ N, 86° 12.942′ W. Marker is in Westmoreland, Tennessee, in Macon County. It is on Hwy 52 W 0.1 miles east of Howell Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Westmoreland TN 37186, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this

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marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in the Highland Rim.

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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: William Owen Bradley (approx. 1.3 miles away); In honor of those who served (approx. 2.1 miles away); H. G. Kirby (approx. 2.1 miles away); Site of Epperson Springs (approx. 2.1 miles away); Site of Civil War Confederate Training Camp Jim Davis (approx. 2.1 miles away); Jonathan Browning (approx. 6.6 miles away); Sumner County / Trousdale County (approx. 7 miles away); Durham's Chapel Rosenwald School (approx. 8.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Westmoreland.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Epperson Springs (was approx. 2.1 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 25, 2023

2. Camp Jim Davis Epperson Springs Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 478 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 30, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.