Waco in Giles County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Schofield's Withdrawal

Nov. 24, 1864

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 23, 2014

1. Schofield's Withdrawal Marker

Inscription. Moving from this area, Cox's Division led Stanley's XXIII Corps in a rapid retreat to Columbia. They arrived in time to prevent Forrest's Cavalry Corps, which had run over Union cavalry outposting the town, from seizing the bridge over Duck River and cutting off Schofield's retreat from Nashville.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3F 10.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list.

Location. 35° 22.498′ N, 87° 2.016′ W. Marker is in Waco, Tennessee, in Giles County. It is at the intersection of Columbia Highway (U.S. 31) and 2nd Waco Street, on the left when traveling north on Columbia Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lynnville TN 38472, 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

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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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Giles County Confederate Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Lynnville Historic District (approx. 1½ miles away); Schofield (approx. 5.1 miles away); Culleoka Institute (approx. 7.8 miles away); Culleoka Methodist Church (approx. 7.9 miles away); Culleoka Cantaloupes (approx. 8.2 miles away); Col. Thomas Kennedy Gordon (approx. 9.6 miles away); Giles County / Marshall County (approx. 9.7 miles away).

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 23, 2014

2. Schofield's Withdrawal Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 20, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 6, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 780 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 6, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.