Portland in Sumner County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Zollicoffer's Headquarters
Photographed by Don Morfe, July 23, 2013
1. Zollicoffer's Headquarters Marker
One-half mile southeast of here, near Maple Hill Cemetery, stood the home of Thomas Buntin, founder of Richland Station and a Confederate sympathizer. In the spring of 1861, the Buntin residence was headquarters of Brigadier General Felix K. Zollicoffer, commander of nearby Camp Trousdale, a Confederate training camp. On July 26, 1861, General Zollicoffer was ordered to East Tennessee to command that department.
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His orders were "to preserve the peace, protect the railroad and repel invasion." On January 19, 1862, General Zollicoffer was killed at the Battle of Mill Springs (or Fishing Creek), Kentucky. The popular ex-congressman, newspaper editor, and orator became the first Confederate general to die in the Western theater. After lying in state at the State Capitol, he was buried in Nashville's old City Cemetery.
Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3B 69.)
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. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1975.
Location. 36° 35.258′ N, 86° 31.268′ W. Marker is in Portland, Tennessee, in Sumner County. It is at the
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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: Captain Ellis Harper (approx. Ό mile away); Moye Green Boarding House (approx. half a mile away); Richland (approx. 0.6 miles away); Portland - Strawberry Capital of Middle Tennessee (approx. 0.6 miles away); Invasion of Kentucky (approx. 0.6 miles away); Cold Spring School (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Cold Spring School (approx. Ύ mile away); Historic Cold Springs (approx. Ύ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Portland.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 21, 2024
2. Zollicoffer's Headquarters Marker - Reverse Side
Photographed by Don Morfe, July 23, 2013
3. Zollicoffer's Headquarters Marker
Internet Archive
4. Brig.-Gen Felix K. Zollicoffer, C. S. A.
From Battles and Leaders of the Civil War by The Century Company; Robert Underwood Johnson and Clarence Clough Buel, eds., 1933, Vol. 1, page 389.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 9, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,529 times since then and 51 times this year. Last updated on December 22, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. Photos: 1. submitted on September 9, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 2. submitted on December 22, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 3. submitted on September 9, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 4. submitted on March 25, 2024, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
