Historical Marker

Delaying Forrest

N35 34.467 W87 08.381 · Mount Pleasant · Maury

Inscription

(Preface): In September 1864, after Union Gen. William T. Sherman defeated Confederate Gen. John Bell Hood at Atlanta, Hood led the Army of Tennessee northwest against Sherman's supply lines. Rather than contest Sherman's "March to the Sea," H

Location

AddressN35 34.467 W87 08.381

CityMount Pleasant

CountyMaury

StateTennessee

Coordinates35.574450, -87.139683

Sources

Tennessee Historical Commission

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