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

Lunette Palmer

Photographed by Craig Swain, August 28, 2010

1. Lunette Palmer Marker

Inscription. Civil War fortifications were precisely designed. Every angle, every mound of earth, and every slope you see here in Lunette Palmer had a specific purpose.

Lunette Palmer is a multi-sided, angled earthwork that projects outward from the basic profile of the fort. The ten lunettes of Fortress Rosecrans were designed to allow infantry or artillery to sweep every inch of ground in front of the fort. There were no "dead spaces" where an attacking foe could take refuge.

The original function of the earthen mounds to your right is not certain. They may be the remains of a magazine, a roofed earthen structure designed to store ammunition for the lunette's cannon.

Erected by Stones River National Battlefield - National Park Service - U.S. Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, US Civil.

Location. 35° 51.185′ N, 86° 24.783′ W. Marker is in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, in Rutherford County. It can be reached from Golf Lane (Old Fort Street), on the right when traveling north. Located along the trail in the Fortress Rosecrans unit of the Stones River National Battlefield. 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.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Fields of Fire (a few steps from this marker); A Vast Depot (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Battle at Stones River (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Fortress Rosecrans (about 400 feet away); Toil and Mud (approx. 0.2 miles away); Covered by Cross Fires (approx. ¼ mile away); I Never Saw Anything Like Them Before (approx. ¼ mile away); New Citizen Soldiers (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Murfreesboro.

Other markers no longer nearby. Battle at Stones River (was about 400 feet away but has been reported to have been replaced with another marker now near it); Fortress Rosecrans (was about 400 feet away but has been reported to have been replaced with another marker now near it).

Earthworks of Lunette Palmer image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Shane Oliver, January 30, 2021

2. Earthworks of Lunette Palmer

Footbridge near Lunette Palmer inside Fortress Rosecrans image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Shane Oliver, January 30, 2021

3. Footbridge near Lunette Palmer inside Fortress Rosecrans

Photographed by Craig Swain, August 28, 2010

4. Lunette Palmer Marker

Possible Remains of Magazine image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, August 28, 2010

5. Possible Remains of Magazine

Interior Lines behind Lunette Palmer image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, August 28, 2010

6. Interior Lines behind Lunette Palmer

Credits. This page was last revised on March 16, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,521 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 11, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 2, 3. submitted on March 14, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. 4, 5, 6. submitted on November 11, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.