Morrison in Warren County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Skirmish at Guest Hollow

August 29, 1862

Photographed by Tom Gillard, November 15, 2009

1. Skirmish at Guest Hollow Marker

Inscription. At 1:00 p.m. General Nathan Bedford Forrest's Cavalry attacked the federal stockade located next to the railroad. In the short but fierce struggle, General Forrest's command suffered 180 casualties. Twelve Confederates were buried on the field of battle. Confederate forces withdrew and destroyed railroad bridges between Guest Hollow and McMinnville.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 2E 65.)

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° 35.1′ N, 85° 56.499′ W. Marker is in Morrison, Tennessee, in Warren County. It is on Tennessee Route 55, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Morrison TN 37357, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Tennessee’s 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 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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Camp Smartt (approx. 9.8 miles away); Little Duck River Greenway Overlook (approx. 10.7 miles away); “Jail Hill” (approx. 10.8 miles away); Experiment in Armor (approx. 10.8 miles away); Coffee County UDC Memorial (approx.

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10.9 miles away); Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 10.9 miles away); World War I and II Marker (approx. 10.9 miles away); Korean War (approx. 10.9 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Warren County's Nursery Industry (was approx. 10.1 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Tom Gillard, November 15, 2009

2. Skirmish at Guest Hollow Marker

Landscape around marker

Photographed by Tom Gillard, November 15, 2009

3. Bridge

One of the railroad bridges in Guest Hollow.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 15, 2009, by Tom Gillard of Tullahoma, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 3,228 times since then and 129 times this year. Last updated on May 7, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 15, 2009, by Tom Gillard of Tullahoma, Tennessee. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.