Forrest's Murfreesboro Raid
July 10, 1862
Col. Nathan Bedford Forrest's brigade, having left Chattanooga July 9, bivouacked here enroute to his capture of Murfreesboro. The Brigade then consisted of the 8th Texas Cavalry (Wharton), 2nd Georgis Cavalry (Lawton), and Woodard's Kentucky Cavalry Battalion. The 2nd Georgia Cavalry Battalion (Morrison), leaving Kingston, had orders to join him at McMinnville.
Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (Tennessee Route 56) and Tennessee Route 108, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org
