Retreating after the Battle of Nashville, the rear guard of the Confederate Army of Tennessee, under General Nathan B. Forrest, and Edward C. Waithall, surprised and halted the Federal advance here on the morning of December 26, 1864, in the last . . . — — Map (db m69498) HM
Thomas H. Noblit (1812-1899), who served the community as justice of the peace, doctor, merchant, and farmer, built this log dogtrot farmhouse in the 1840s. The Civil War battle at Sugar Creek occurred nearby in December 1864. In the 1890s, his . . . — — Map (db m111954) HM
Place where Sam Davis was captured Nov. 19, 1863 Minor Hill, Tennessee Executed at Pulaski Tenn. Nov. 27, 1863 When offered his freedom for information, his answer was, "No, I cannot, I would rather die a thousand deaths than betray a friend or be . . . — — Map (db m36494) HM
On Nov 20, 1863, scout Sam Davis stopped here while carrying dispatches to Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg. According to local tradition, he was asleep under a plum tree when two members of the 7th Kansas Cavalry, disguised as Confederates, arrested . . . — — Map (db m75197) HM
