Murfreesboro in Rutherford County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Headquarters
Army of the Cumberland
Photographed by Shane Oliver, January 16, 2021
1. Headquarters Marker
Army of the Cumberland
Maj. Gen. W.S. Rosecrans
Jan 1, 2, and 3 1863
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1862.
Location. 35° 53.365′ N, 86° 26.605′ W. Marker is in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, in Rutherford County. It is on Old Nashville Highway, on the right when traveling south. Located at the Rosecrans Headquarters site within the Stones River 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 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: Battle at Stones River (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Battle at Stones River (a few steps from this marker); Digging In! (approx. 0.7 miles away); A Patriotic Pulpit (approx. Ύ mile away); a different marker also named Battle at Stones River (approx. Ύ mile away); Why Fight Here? (approx. Ύ mile away); Stand Fast! (approx. Ύ mile away); The Charge Kept Coming, Coming Like the Sea (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Murfreesboro.
Other markers no longer nearby. Pioneer Brigade Earthworks (was approx. 0.7 miles away but has been reported to have been replaced with another marker now near it); Chicago Board of Trade Battery
this page online
Also see . . .
1. William S. Rosecrans. American Battlefield Trust website entry (Submitted on March 18, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Battle of Stones River. American Battlefield Trust website entry (Submitted on March 18, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Craig Swain, August 28, 2010
2. Headquarters Marker
The Park Service is restoring and renovating the pyramid.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, September 7, 2021
3. Headquarters Marker
Photographed by Craig Swain, August 28, 2010
4. Headquarters Marker
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, September 7, 2021
5. Headquarters Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 18, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 2, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,253 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 13, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. 2. submitted on November 2, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 3. submitted on September 8, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 4. submitted on November 2, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 5. submitted on September 8, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia.
