On Blackman Boulevard (Tennessee Route 64), on the right when traveling south.
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
On Bridgeview Street 0.2 miles west of Spring Street, on the left when traveling west.
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
On Blackman Boulevard West (State Highway 64) near Spring Street, on the right when traveling north.
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
On Church Street (Tennessee Route 269) at Blackman Boulevard East, on the right when traveling west on Church Street.
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
On Spring Street (Tennessee Route 269) at Bridgeview Street, on the right when traveling north on Spring Street.
(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
On Spring Street east of Bridgeview Street, on the right when traveling north.
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
On Tennessee Route 64 0.5 miles west of Fairfield Pike, on the right when traveling west.
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
On Cortner Road (County Route 269), on the right when traveling south.
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
On Manchester Pike (U.S. 41) 0.1 miles south of East Fox Hollow Road, on the right when traveling north.
From here, Maj. Gen. W.S. Rosecrans marched his reorganized army against Bragg's Army of Tennessee, in the Shelbyville-Wartrace-Tullahoma area. Fainting with his Reserve Corps and cavalry against Shelbyville, he drove through Hoover's Gap with his . . . — — Map (db m185615) HM
On South Jackson Street (U.S. 41A) at West Volney Street, on the right when traveling south on South Jackson Street.
Withdrawing to this area after the Battle of Murfreesboro, Gen. Braxton Bragg established his command post near here. Other units went into defensive winter quarters at Bell Buckle, Shelbyville & Wartrace. Here they remained until late June, 1863, . . . — — Map (db m81378) HM
On Horse Mountain Wartrace Road, on the left when traveling north.
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
On West Main Street (Tennessee Route 56) 0.2 miles west of Indigo Lane, on the left when traveling west. Reported missing.
(side 1)
Wilder's Raid at University Place
When Braxton Bragg retreated from the Shelbyville-Wartrace line and took up his position at Tullahoma on June 28, Union commander William S. Rosecrans sought to destroy the Elk River . . . — — Map (db m282308) HM
On Point Lookout Road (Maryland Route 5) east of St. Michaels Manor Way, on the right when traveling east.
Pvt. Joseph P. Bashaw Co. I 7th Tenn Infantry
"I was captured and carried to Pt. Lookout Prison, where I took chronic dysentery without treatment, I came near dying before they sent me to a hospital where I began to improve a little, but what I . . . — — Map (db m297240) HM
On Webb Road at Main Street, on the left when traveling west on Webb Road. Reported unreadable.
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
On East Main Street (Tennessee Route 151) 0.1 miles south of Zina Street, on the right when traveling west.
The Buffalo Road, which is a branch of the Great Buffalo Road, enters Macon County at the extreme southeast corner and travels northward following Wartrace Road (State Route 56) to the Willette Road (State Route 262). This section was called the . . . — — Map (db m180019) HM
On Confederate Cemetery Road 0.3 miles west of Old U.S. 41, on the right when traveling north. Reported unreadable.
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 m180859) HM
The car displayed here is a side bay window model caboose built in 1964 by the Louisville & Nashville Railroad at the company’s South Louisville yards. The exterior is restored to the original L & N red.
The purpose of a caboose was to provide . . . — — Map (db m75318) HM
On North Spring Street at West Main Street, on the left when traveling north on North Spring Street.
After the Battle of Stones River 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 headquarters, . . . — — Map (db m156117) HM
On NE Atlantic Street at East Grundy Street, on the right when traveling south on NE Atlantic Street.
(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 m81382) HM
On Front Street South at Cumberland Street West (U.S. 41A), on the left when traveling south on Front Street South.
(preface)
After the Battle of Stones River ended on January 2, 1853, 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 m75267) HM
After the war broke out, wooden frame barracks were built by North and South at permanent installations such as forts, arsenals, coastal installations, and training camps. In winter, smaller barracks were constructed with available materials and man . . . — — Map (db m129426) HM
On Public Square East (Tennessee Route 130) at West Depot Street, on the left when traveling north on Public Square East.
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
On South Spring Street south of McGrew Street, on the right when traveling south.
[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
On Blackman Boulevard East north of Church Street ( Route 269), on the right when traveling north.
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
On West Main Street at North Irwin Street, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.
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 . . . — — Map (db m75354) HM
On South Jackson Street (U.S. 41A) at West Volney Street, on the right when traveling south on South Jackson Street.
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 . . . — — Map (db m75325) HM
On Front Street South at Cumberland Street West (U.S. 41A), on the left when traveling south on Front Street South.
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 . . . — — Map (db m81535) HM
On Bluff Street at Dinah Shore Boulevard ( Route 50), on the right when traveling north on Bluff Street. Reported permanently removed.
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 . . . — — Map (db m207283) HM
On Orchard Knob Avenue north of Ivy Street, on the left when traveling north.
[Front/East Side of Marker]:
The State of Maryland
In honored recognition of the historic valor
of her sons who in Blue and Gray, nobly
sustained the martial glory of their
fathers in the military operations around . . . — — Map (db m44362) HM
Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
