The Civil War in Murfreesboro

This tour includes Murfreesboro monuments and markers that relate to the Civil War. Murfreesboro was the site of several Civil War battles and events, including major engagements at the Battle of Murfreesboro (July 13, 1862) and the Battle of Stones River (December 31, 1862 to January 2, 1863). Several of these sites have been commemorated by the United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Sons of Confederate Veterans.

Artillery Monument

On the third and final day of the Battle of Stones River, Union cannons lined up on the high ground at McFadden's Ford fired upon Confederate soldiers trying to take the high ground. After this bloody exchange, Braxton Bragg's Army of…

Battle of Murfreesboro Historic Marker

Marker Text: "Jan. 2, 1863. 1/2 mile north is the hillock commanding a ford over Stone's River. Here Capt. John Mendenhall, 4th US Artillery, artillery officer on Gen. Crittenden's staff, set a groupment of 58 guns which broke up the…

Hazen Brigade Monument

The Hazen Brigade monument was built in the summer of 1863, making it the oldest Civil War monument still standing in its original place of construction. This monument commemorates the efforts of the men of William B. Hazen's Brigade.…

Forrest's Murfreesboro Raid Historic Marker (2 of 4)

Nathan Bedford Forrest was a Confederate cavalry commander and slave trader who conducted a well-known cavalry raid on Murfreesboro in July of 1862. Forrest was born in 1831 in Chapel Hill, Tennessee. Prior to the outbreak of the Civil War, he was a…

Soule College Historic Marker

Marker Text: "Organized 1825 as 'The Female Academy' by Misses Mary & Nancy Banks, & teaching rhetoric, philosophy, belles-lettres, painting, needlework & music, it was improved in 1852 & named for Bishop Soule of the…

General Nathan Bedford Forrest Plaque

Plaque Text: "Erected to the memory of Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest by the Daughters of the Confederacy for Heroic Services rendered the citizens of Murfreesboro on July 13, 1862."

Confederate Veterans Monument

The Confederate Monument on the square was dedicated on November 7, 1901. Eyewitness account of the dedication by William Moffitt J. can be found within Bromfield L. Ridley’s Battles and Sketches, Army of Tennessee. According to the account, 3,000…

Confederate Veterans Memorial

Monument Text: "This monument is dedicated to the men from Rutherford County who joined the Confederate army of Tennessee and served in the following companies during the war between the states 1861-1865"

Forrest's Murfreesboro Raid Historic Marker (1 of 4)

Nathan Bedford Forrest was a Confederate cavalry commander and slave trader who conducted a well-known cavalry raid on Murfreesboro in July of 1862. Forrest was born in 1831 in Chapel Hill, Tennessee. Prior to the outbreak of the Civil War, he was a…

Morgan's Wedding Marker

The Morgan’s Wedding marker tells the story of Brigadier General John H. Morgan and Martha Ready, who became married on December 14, 1862. The groomsmen included several high-ranked Confederate military officers, and even former Confederate…

James Daniel Richardson Historic Marker

Marker Text: "Front side: From 1868 to 1914, the residence of James Daniel Henderson stood on this corner. He served as an officer in the 45th Tennessee Infantry Regiment, CSA, and was wounded at Resaca, Georgia. At age 22 he returned to…

Joseph Palmer Historic Marker

The historic marker to Brigadier General Joseph Benjamin Palmer was dedicated on October 29, 1988 at 2 p.m. on 434 East Main Street. According to the marker’s dedication pamphlet, Palmer was educated at Union University in Murfreesboro. He was also…

Oaklands Mansion Marker

Oaklands Mansion was constructed by Dr. James Maney in 1824 on land owned by Colonel Hardy Murfree. In 1862, Nathan Bedford Forrest drove Federal forces to surrender control of Murfreesboro at this site. Sponsored by the Tennessee Historical…