Franklin in Williamson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Mississippi
Photographed By Larry Gertner, May 2007
1. Mississippi Marker
(Front)
At four o’clock, eighteen brigades that formed the ranks of gray moved against the Yankee foe. Flags flying in grand array. The sight swells the heart with pride for the victory they might gain. Then breaks it with sorrow for those lost on Franklin’s bloody plain.
(Rear)
Cheatham’s Corps
Cleburne’s Division
Lowrey’s Brigade
5th, 8th, and 32nd Infantry Regiments and 3rd Mississippi Infantry Battalion
Lee’s Corps
Johnson’s Division
Sharp’s Brigade
7th, 9th, 10th, 41st, and 44th Infantry Regiments and 9th Battalion Sharpshooters
Brantley’s Brigade
24th, 27th, 29th, 20th and 34th Infantry Regiments (sic)
Stewart’s Corps
Loring’s Division
Featherstone’s Brigade
1st, 3rd, 22nd, 31st, 33rd, and 40th Infantry regiments and 1st Mississippi Battalion
Adam’s (sic) Brigade
6th, 14th, 15th, 20th, 23rd, and 43rd Infantry Regiments
French’s Division
Sears Brigade
4th, 35th, 36th, 30th, and 46th Infantry Regiments and 7th
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Walthall’s Division
Cantley’s Brigade
37th Infantry Regiments
Forrest’s Cavalry Corps
Jackson’s Division
Armstrong’s Brigade
Ballentine’s Mississippi Regiments
No Mississippi artillery units were engaged at Franklin.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 35° 53.322′ N, 86° 52.677′ W. Marker is in Franklin, Tennessee, in Williamson County. Memorial can be reached from Columbia Avenue (U.S. 31) 0.2 miles Mack C. Hatcher Memorial Parkway (Tennessee Route 397), on the right when traveling south. One of several memorial/commemorative markers within Winstead Hill Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4023 Columbia Ave, Franklin TN 37064, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. To The Soldiers Of Florida (here, next to this marker); 3" Ordnance Gun (a few steps from this marker); Tennessee, A Grave or a Free Home (a few steps from this marker); Freeman's Battery, Forrest's Artillery (a few steps from this marker); Our Ancestors (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Tennessee (a few steps from this marker); Hood and Schofield (a few steps from this marker); Brigadier's Walk (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Franklin.
Also see . . .
Photographed By Larry Gertner, June 16, 2019
2. Mississippi Marker
Rear
Photographed By Larry Gertner, June 16, 2019
3. Mississippi Marker
The upper stairway to the Observation Post on the left.
Photographed By Larry Gertner, June 16, 2019
4. Winstead Hill Confederate Memorial Park
Credits. This page was last revised on August 9, 2019. It was originally submitted on May 22, 2017, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 327 times since then and 22 times this year. Last updated on August 7, 2019, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. Photos: 1. submitted on May 22, 2017, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 9, 2019, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
