Spring Hill in Maury County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Ewell Farm
Photographed by Don Morfe, April 23, 2014
1. Ewell Farm Marker
Inscription.
Ewell Farm. . On a knoll just southwest of the railroad depot is the antebellum home of the widow Lizinka Brown. Her son, Campbell Brown was a staff officer with Confederate General Richard S. Ewell of the Army of Northern Virginia. Ewell and Mrs. Brown married in 1863 and returned here at the end of the war. Ewell became a quiet farmer and made several contributions to agriculture, including the introduction of the Jersey Cow to Tennessee and the South. He was also instrumental in the birth of harness racing. Ewell and his wife both died in 1872, and are buried together in Nashville., The home is in private hands today, and the familys privacy should be respected., (captions) , (background) House photograph courtesy of Spring Hill Library , (lower right) Confederate General Richard S. Ewell
On a knoll just southwest of the railroad depot is the antebellum home of the widow Lizinka Brown. Her son, Campbell Brown was a staff officer with Confederate General Richard S. Ewell of the Army of Northern Virginia. Ewell and Mrs. Brown married in 1863 and returned here at the end of the war. Ewell became a quiet farmer and made several contributions to agriculture, including the introduction of the Jersey Cow to Tennessee and the South. He was also instrumental in the birth of harness racing. Ewell and his wife both died in 1872, and are buried together in Nashville.
The home is in private hands today, and the familys privacy should be respected.
(captions)
(background) House photograph courtesy of Spring Hill Library
(lower right) Confederate General Richard S. Ewell
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1863.
Location. 35° 44.573′ N, 86° 55.631′ W. Marker is in Spring Hill, Tennessee, in Maury County. It can be reached from Kedron Road 0.2 miles north of Old Kedron Road, on the left when traveling north. Located at the entrance to Spring Hill Battlefield-Jerry Erwin Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Spring Hill TN 37174, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker 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 September 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,495 times since then and 40 times this year. Last updated on September 6, 2024, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos:1, 2. submitted on July 5, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
