Murfreesboro in Rutherford County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Hazen's Brigade Monument
Photographed by Craig Swain, August 28, 2010
1. Front of Monument
The plaque at the base repeats the weathered inscription.
to
the memory of its soldiers
who fell at
Stone River December 31, 1862
"Their faces toward heaven,
Their feet to the foe."
Inscribed at the close of the war
Chickamauga
Chattanooga
(Right Side):
Twice spilled in Tennessee
Crimsons the battle flag of the brigade
And inspires to greater deeds.
Capt. Chas. S. Todd - 6th Ky. Vols.
Capt. Isaac M. Pettit - 9th. Ind. Vols.
1st Lt. Calvin Mart - 41st O. Vols.
1st Lt. L.T. Patchin - 41st O. Vols.
2nd Lt. Henry Kessler - 9th Ind. Vols.
2nd Lt. Jesse G. Payne - 110th Ill. Vols.
Killed at Stones River Dec. 31st 1862
(Left Side):
have left a deathless heritage of
fame upon the field of
Stone River.
1st Lt. & Adj. T.J. Patton - 9th Ind. Vols.
1st Lt. Joseph Turner - 9th Ind. Vols.
1st Lt. Franklin E. Pancoast - 41st O. Vols.
2nd Lt. Chauncey E. Talcott - 41st O. Vols.
2nd Lt. Anton Hand - 6th Ky. Vols.
Killed at Shiloh April 7th 1862
(Back):
Where they fell
By their comrades
Forty First Infantry Ohio Volunteers
Lt.
this page online
Sixth Infantry Kentucky Volunteers
Col. W.C. Whitaker
Ninth Infantry Indiana Volunteers
Col. W.H. Blake
One Hundred and Tenth Infantry Illinois Volunteers
Col. T.S. Casey
Cockerills Battery, Co. F.
First Artillery Ohio Volunteers
Nineteenth Brigade, Buell's Army of the Ohio
Col. W.B. Hazen
41st Inf'try O. Vols. Commanding
Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is April 7, 1956.
Location. 35° 52.591′ N, 86° 25.646′ W. Marker is in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, in Rutherford County. It is on Old Nashville Highway, on the right when traveling north. Located at tour stop five, the Round Forest, in Stones River National Battlefield Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Murfreesboro TN 37129, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and monument 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 walking distance of this marker: Slave, Soldier, Citizen (a few steps from this marker); Remembering Sacrifices - in Stone (within shouting distance of this marker); Anchoring the Union Line (within shouting distance of this marker); They Passed This Way (about 800 feet away); Waiting Anxiously for Tomorrow's Fate (approx. 0.2 miles away); Exploring the Promise of Freedom (approx. 0.2 miles away); Parsons' Batteries Heavily Engaged
Photographed by Craig Swain, August 28, 2010
2. Right Side of Monument
Other markers no longer nearby. Hazen Brigade Monument (was a few steps from this marker but has been confirmed missing); Struggle for Round Forest (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Hazen's Artillery (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been permanently removed); Parson's Battery (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been reported to have been replaced with another marker now near it).
Also see . . . Stones River National Battlefield. National Park Service website. (Submitted on October 31, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Photographed by Craig Swain, August 28, 2010
3. Left Side of Memorial
Photographed by Craig Swain, August 28, 2010
4. Back of Monument
Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 24, 2022
5. Hazen's Brigade Monument
Photographed by Craig Swain, August 28, 2010
6. Headstones Around the Monument
Credits. This page was last revised on December 19, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 31, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,290 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 31, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 5. submitted on December 18, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. 6. submitted on October 31, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
