Murfreesboro in Rutherford County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Headquarters
Army of Tennessee
Photographed by Duane Marsteller
1. Headquarters Marker
Army of Tennessee
General Braxton Bragg
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 1968.
Location. 35° 52.131′ N, 86° 25.148′ W. Marker is in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, in Rutherford County. It is on West College Street, on the right when traveling north. Located in the General Bragg Headquarters Site of the Stones River National Battlefield. Reached from the General Bragg Trailhead of the Greenway Trail Park System. 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 (within shouting distance of this marker); Bragg's Headquarters (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Stones River (about 500 feet away); Murfreesboro/Rutherford County (approx. 0.4 miles away); Army of the Cumberland (approx. 0.4 miles away); Chalmers Brigade at Murfreesboro (approx. half a mile away); Donelsons Brigade at Murfreesboro (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Battle at Stones River (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Murfreesboro.
Also see . . . Braxton Bragg. American Battlefield trust
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Photographed by Duane Marsteller
2. Headquarters Marker
Photographed by Craig Swain, August 28, 2010
3. Headquarters Marker
The Park Service was restoring and renovating the pyramid.
Photographed by Craig Swain, August 28, 2010
4. Bragg Headquarters Site
Credits. This page was last revised on March 29, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 6, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 940 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 15, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3, 4. submitted on November 6, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
