In late June of 1863, Union Major General William S. Rosecrans launched a massive offensive from his base in Murfreesboro in an attempt to drive Confederate General Braxton Bragg's 43,000-man Army of Tennessee from its entrenchments at Shelbyville . . . — — Map (db m277761) HM
Webb gratefully acknowledges the gift from Mr. and Mrs. William Ransom Jones, Sr., William Ransom Jones, Jr. '88, and Jennings H. Jones '90, making possible the purchase of the bell in 2013.
First rung in Bell Buckle by the Class of 2014 on . . . — — Map (db m278251) HM
Z.T. Crouch, Webb School employee, built this house in 1913 on a plat deeded from W. R. (Sawney) Webb. The home of H. Pearl and Virginia Wright Sain from 1959 till 1995, it was also the site of Sain Stables from 1960 to 1973. Shaker's Shocker was . . . — — Map (db m277759) HM
This building is dedicated in honor of Eugene F. Strobel (1927-2016) for his tireless service to the town of Bell Buckle as its mayor from 1978-1986. Mr. Strobel was a professor at Middle Tennessee State University and an ardent naturalist.
Mayor . . . — — Map (db m277760) HM
The Webb School was founded in 1870 in Culleoka by William Robert Webb, known affectionately to thousands as "Sawney." It was relocated to Bell Buckle in 1886. Sawney was active in educational, political, religious, social, and community affairs, . . . — — Map (db m278249) HM
Founded 1870, at Culleoka, by William R. ("Sawney") Webb, whose brother John M. ("Old Jack") Webb joined him in 1874. It moved here in 1886. Its curriculum, embracing chiefly Latin, Greek and Mathematics, was designed to give a sound preparatory . . . — — Map (db m24169) HM
On this knoll, members of the Federal party which attempted to destroy the Western & Atlantic R.R. in 1862, assembled before starting their foray. It started with seizure of the engine "General" and ended with recapture of the engine at the Georgia . . . — — Map (db m80317) HM
The Reserve Corps (Granger) moved south along this road, screened by the Army's Cavalry (D.S. Stanley). Taking Guy's Gap, against minor resistance, they pushed rapidly into Shelbyville, evacuated the same morning by the Corps of Maj. Gen. Leonidas . . . — — Map (db m26075) HM
Born on March 3, 1916 and raised in his father’s ancestral home of Bedford County, Tennessee, Austin C. Shofner forever changed World War II.
When World War II commenced for the United States in 1941, Capt. Shofner fought as a company . . . — — Map (db m214902) HM
The Veterans Memorial Plaza is conceived and designed to honor, commemorate and forever remember the veterans of Bedford County Tennessee who have served in the armed forces throughout the world. It is to recognize the sacrifices these brave men . . . — — Map (db m85709) WM
This was Lot 44 of the original town plan. A log church was built here in 1815. The Presbyterians used it, and built the present church in 1817. In 1856, a Catholic congregation bought the building, selling to the Northern Methodists in 1894. These . . . — — Map (db m25049) HM
Born in NC, 1783; veteran of the War of 1812; early Bedford County manufacturer; Whig political leader. In 1810 Cannon provided 100 acres of land for the site of the "Town of Shelbyville" and in 1817 donated 5 acres to Dickson Academy and a lot to a . . . — — Map (db m26807) HM
In the cemetery north of the road are buried Confederate soldiers of the Army of Tennessee, who fell while opposing the advance of Rosecrans' Army of the Cumberland through Liberty Gap and Guy's Gap, in late June, 1863. Also buried here are soldiers . . . — — Map (db m25864) HM
Preface
After the Battle of Stones River ended on January 2, 1863, Union Gen. William S. Rosecrans occupied Murfreesboro. Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg withdrew south to the Highland Rim to protect the rail junction at Tullahoma, Bragg's . . . — — Map (db m85714) HM
Born in a house which stood here. Enlisted in the 1st Tenn. Volunteers for the Mexican War; on graduation from US Military Academy in 1853, commissioned in Dragoons. Resigning for the Confederacy and rapidly promoted to colonel, he was captured at . . . — — Map (db m207913) HM
In memory of the
"Shelbyville Rebels" Co. F.
41st Tenn. Reg't. C.S.A. and
all soldiers from Bedford
County who fought for the
Confederacy in the War
Between the States 1861-1865
Erected and affectionately dedicated
by the Agnes L. . . . — — Map (db m85555) WM
Born on November 15, 1858, James S. Gilliland, an African American native of Shelbyville and self-taught stone mason, work extensively with limestone. He envisioned turning his log house into a stone home with fifteen-inch thick walls quarried over . . . — — Map (db m282004) HM
The first Bedford County public school for African-Americans was known as 'Slip up'. Between 1889 and 1894, 27 schools for African American (mostly one-teacher) were established in various Bedford County communities. Organized in 1895, McAdams was . . . — — Map (db m263119) HM
Son of Michael, an immigrant from Frankfurt on Main, Germany in 1760. Migrated by covered wagon, horseback and afoot from North Carolina in 1808 with his family and settled this tract of land on Thompson's creek. The land was granted to him by the . . . — — Map (db m80313) HM
Mary Shirley, who was born on 17 February 1762, married William McGuire on 23 February 1778 in Virginia. During the Revolutionary War William and Mary McGuire with son Michael were taken prisoner on 26 June 1780 and moved from Virginia to Montreal, . . . — — Map (db m262420) HM
Dedicated to the Memory of the Thirteen Free and Accepted Masons Who Were Among the First Signers of the Constitution of the United States.
A.D. 1787 - A.D. 1987
Donated by Normandy Lodge No. 617 Shelbyville Lodge No. 122 of Free and . . . — — Map (db m207988) HM
Captain Charles Davis of the 7th Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry received the Medal of Honor for leading a cavalry charge on June 27, 1863 to the south, directly up Main Street, in the face of Confederate artillery and troops defending the . . . — — Map (db m263407) HM
Governor of Tennessee for three successive terms 1939-1945. A native of Bedford County and graduate of Webb School, Princeton and Harvard Law School, he was Attorney General of the 8th Judicial Circuit, a member of the 63rd and 70th General . . . — — Map (db m25868) HM
Shelbyville Central High was a public, 4~year high school that served students across Bedford County. This building was completed in 1939, opened for classes in 1940, and was occupied by the school until 1977. The facilities expanded in 1955 with . . . — — Map (db m297577) HM
Shelbyville was established in 1810 on 100 acres of land donated by Clement Cannon (1783-1860), local manufacturer and veteran of the War of 1812. The city was named in honor of General Isaac Shelby (1750-1826), statesman and noted Revolutionary War . . . — — Map (db m85443) HM
This 90-acre tract is home of the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration - "The World's Largest Walking Horse Show". On July 17, 1939, a non-profit association was chartered to conduct a national celebration to honor and exhibit the Tennessee . . . — — Map (db m25869) HM
The Tribute of the South to S.A. Cunningham, founder and editor of the "Confederate Veteran",
January, 1893 - December, 1913.
He gathered the history of his people written in tears but radiant with glory.
(On left side of . . . — — Map (db m263522) HM WM
[Side A]
Shelbyville — “Little Boston”
Shelbyville, Tennessee, better known as “Little Boston,” was a hotbed of Unionist sentiment throughout the war. When William Rosecrans' Union army captured the town, they were welcomed as . . . — — Map (db m191662) HM
Moore County Established 1871; named in honor of
Major Gen. William Moore
He settled in Tennessee in 1808, coming from Kentucky. Commanded a company in the Creek War; finished the War of 1812 as a Major General. Member of the State House . . . — — Map (db m61915) HM
U.S. Army 79th Infantry
Feb 19, 1925
Lost his life in the
Normandy Invasion
July 12, 1944
Erected by his buddies, friends, and relatives
Sponsored by Rover Community Club — — Map (db m263520) WM
By
Sergeant Major Larry E. & Mrs. Sheila M. Williams, US Army / Retired
Commander Camp #72 (Manchester), Starnes DBE., TN Div., SCV
10 December 2011 — — Map (db m152097) WM
Wartrace is located on a 5000-acre North Carolina grant acquired by General Andrew
Jackson at an 1802 marshal's sale in Nashville. In 1805, Jackson came to the area to establish his boundaries for the opening of the lands for settlement by the . . . — — Map (db m152096) HM
Hardee's Corps retired to the Wartrace-Fairfield defensive line, January, 1863. Here they remained until late June, when Rosecrans, moving the bulk of the Federal Army of the Cumberland around the right flank to Manchester, made Bragg withdraw from . . . — — Map (db m152093) HM
In 1909, the merchants of Wartrace constructed a wooden platform on this site. The platform was used as a stage for performances by the merchants' band and as the judges' reviewing stand for horse shows that were then held on Front Street. The . . . — — Map (db m267842) HM
The Beechwood Plantation house, which formerly stood at this site, was an important Confederate headquarters during the Tullahoma Campaign. It was built for Col. Andrew Erwin, Jr. and family in 1826. The Erwins, who were southern sympathizers, . . . — — Map (db m25862) HM
Jazz trombonist Jimmy Cleveland was a versatile musician whose work was largely confined to other artists' sessions, pit orchestras and broadcasting. Among the artists he backed were Quincy Jones, Miles Davis, James Brown, Billie Holiday, Cannonball . . . — — Map (db m267849) HM
In April 1862, Major James M. Shanklin with 197 men of the 42nd Indiana Infantry campedon the west bank of Wartrace Creek, near the end of Bridgeview Street, to secure the supply line of the Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad by guarding two bridges . . . — — Map (db m152103) HM
Strolling Jim, the first World's Champion Tennessee Walking Horse, is buried in a pasture directly behind the Walking Horse Hotel. Foaled in 1936, this former work horse was ridden to the championship by Floyd Carothers at the first Walking Horse . . . — — Map (db m24165) HM
(side 1)
Anatomy of a Campaign
In late June of 1863, Union Major General William S. Rosecrans launched a massive offensive from his base in Murfreesboro in an attempt to drive Confederate General Braxton Bragg’s 43,000-man Army of . . . — — Map (db m152889) HM
In 1850, Rice Coffey gave eight acres to the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad on which the main line would run with a depot and freight house at the junction of the branch line to Shelbyville. In 1851, town lots were laid off. The following year, . . . — — Map (db m88407) HM
