Smyrna in Rutherford County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Dewitt Smith Jobe

Photographed by Tom Gillard, March 8, 2010

1. Dewitt Smith Jobe Marker

Inscription. Compatriot of Sam Davis and cousin of Gen. Thomas Benton Smith, he was a member of Co. D, 20th Tenn. Regt., CSA, and later was transferred to Coleman's Scouts. On August 30, 1864, he was captured by a Federal patrol near Nolensville and tortured to death for his refusal to divulge information. His home stands 7.8 miles S.W. at Rocky Fork. He is buried in a family cemetery on a hill behind the house.

Erected by Confederate Historical Society of Nashville.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Heroes • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1864.

Location. 35° 58.72′ N, 86° 30.92′ W. Marker is in Smyrna, Tennessee, in Rutherford County. It is on South Lowry Street (U.S. 41), on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Smyrna TN 37167, 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Dewitt Smith Jobe (approx. 0.3 miles away); Smyrna Railroad Depot (approx. 0.3 miles away); Sam Davis (approx. 0.3 miles away); Sam Davis Home (approx. 0.9 miles away); Smyrna Rosenwald School (approx. one mile away); a different marker also named Sam Davis Home

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(approx. 1.1 miles away); Outbuildings (approx. 1.1 miles away); Sam Davis Gravesite (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Smyrna.

Also see . . . Dewitt Smith Jobe grave. (Submitted on March 9, 2010, by Tom Gillard of Tullahoma, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Tom Gillard, March 8, 2010

2. Dewitt Smith Jobe Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 9, 2010, by Tom Gillard of Tullahoma, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 2,203 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 9, 2010, by Tom Gillard of Tullahoma, Tennessee. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.