Near Beech Grove in Coffee County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
20th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 13, 2021
1. New 20th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry Marker
Tod Carter
Dewitt S. Jobe
William Shy
Thomas B. Smith
Their bravery will never die
Dedicated November 1, 2008
Tennessee Division Sons of Confederate Veterans
Erected 2008 by The Tennessee Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Sons of Confederate Veterans/United Confederate Veterans series list. A significant historical date for this entry is November 1, 1854.
Location. 35° 37.568′ N, 86° 14.501′ W. Marker is near Beech Grove, Tennessee, in Coffee County. It can be reached from Confederate Cemetery Road 0.1 miles south of Old U.S. Highway 41. Marker is located in the Beech Grove Confederate Cemetery. It is near the eastern edge of the cemetery, within a few feet of the historical marker to the 18th Indiana Battery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Beechgrove TN 37018, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this 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 walking distance of this marker: Pledge to the South (a few steps from this marker); 18th Indiana Battery (a few steps from this marker); Confederate Cemetery (a few steps from this marker); Tullahoma Campaign
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Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 13, 2021
2. 20th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry Marker (left)
Photographed by Karl Stelly, April 14, 2010
3. Sign at Entrance to the Beech Grove Confederate Cemetery
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 14, 2010, by Karl Stelly of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 2,098 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 15, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3. submitted on May 14, 2010, by Karl Stelly of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
