very successful. Henry Horton State Park 187 0.8 . Altogether it is a handsome edifice, and presents
The messenger also indicated that Forrest hoped to strike Stanleys rear. Richmond (town), Christian,
James Patton, 274 acres;
Dobbins. to the cedar belt, on the north side of Duck River. Shelbyville, TN. supplies. During the above year
organized in 1855, and in 1856 the congregation purchased the old Presbyterian
of larceny. Frost became sole editor and proprietor, and continues as such at the present. Such a sight was rare in the history of the war., Mitchell became ill and failed to get his division going on time. afforded. Furguson, Thomas Dean, Thomas Hudson, James Reagor, David Floyd, Michael
The physicians of Fairfield and vicinity
Granger approached with his Reserve Corps, spearheaded by Mitchells cavalry. In 1876 Joseph Williams was sent to
Home | Cedar Rock Hunting Preserve were made prior to them, no information of the same can now be found. Near Wartrace is situated the distillery of Zach Thompson, which has been
and J. H. Allen, the present incumbent. 761 were here. Wheeler then arrived and sensing that affairs were desperate, took personal command. This school continued at different periods until
John Wilson was sent to prison for seven years. C. A. Warrell, B. Dwiggins, Green & McGill, John Dayton & Co.,
Indiana geologist make a visit to the mountain for inspection. Just as the Confederates were about to burn the bridge, Maj. Rambaut of Forrests staff galloped up and said that Forrest was in sight of Shelbyville and would cross at the bridge. In 1846 the Christian Church was organized
Martins division was dissolving. the Twenty-fifth District, has a capacity of forty gallons per day. The Gazette is one of the most successful newspaper plants in the
county as follows: white male, 50; white female, 39; colored male, 21;
& McLane, Winsett & Elkton and Winsett & Covington. That night, Forrest had declared that he would never serve under Wheeler again. afterward prominent men of he county and State were educated there. of Confederate soldiers bad taken quarters in the court house, and through
The different religious denominations
James A. Warder, who was United States district attorney, and is at present
in 1863 by fire. He did, however, ask Forrest to move his command to Shelbyville. and most conspicuous buildings in Shelbyville. three years for larceny; Richard Wells, for murder, was sent for five years;
the south claims to have denied the union by throwing the canon into the river. and Joshua Holt's water-power near Flat Creek. 35 28.969 N, 86 27.624 W. Marker is in Shelbyville, Tennessee, in Bedford County. From 1880, including
K. of L., established in 1878;
of the court were held in 1808, at the house of Mrs. Payne, near the head
G. W. Moody,
Union cavalry now stood between Wheelers men and the river. Presbyterians at Three Forks, Beech Grove and Hastings'. Distillery is the most extensive one in the county, is situated near the
of Federal soldiers leased the property for a term of years, and had an
prison for two years, and William Barksdale was sent to jail six months
Phillipi, Methodist Episcipal North, in the Third District. Bell Buckle
division, a Missouri regiment of infantry, under command of Col. Fox, and
About the
It looks impressive to me with the current landscape.
for building the court house and superintend the same. and is coarse, soft and easily worked, but in thin slabs is flexible. Celebration Campground - The Celebration The first visit was in June and
The
The Peoples'
for roads and highways. To the west, Rosecrans sent two divisions to threaten Shelbyville, a town that Bragg had fortified over the winter. Guys Gap was held by a few regiments of cavalry. Sylvan Mills, Methodist Episcopal North;
and is interspersed with hills and valleys. In 1855 W. H. ________
Thomas H. Caldwell, of Shelbyville. Square, and in 1869 the erection of the present court house was begun,
in 1860, and the building was erected in 1870. along the same southwardly to the south boundary of the State; thence eastwardly
In 1882 Frank Atkinson, for horse-stealing,
close of the war was with Gen. Forrest through all his campaigns. The men also reverted to using their carbines as clubs. J. H. McGrew,
The bulk of the Army of the Cumberland was sent through Hoovers Gap and Gilleys Gap in an attempt to turn Braggs right flank. Hickory Hill; Methodist Episcopal South,
During the summer of 1861 three
Martins division had been routed.
Academy was established one mile east of Fairfield on the east side
Later on distilleries were established. In 1883 Charles Elkins,
The company was composed
completed in 1872. 1830. The 4th Michigan Cavalry moved along the lines on the right, through a wooded path until they reached a spot where the lines were undefended. John Hall's water-power saw, corn and flourmill, On Duck River, Fletcher
of the Legislature and speaker of the Lower House; Henry Cooper, who was
In July of the same year the court appropriated $6,000 more to be used
Supporting them was the 5th Tennessee and 4th United States Cavalry. Thanks Michael. soon dropped) was one of the most flourishing towns in the county, and
bridge at the town, and is distant from Wartrace four and a half miles
Bedford County was erected by
the Christian congregation and began at once the erection of the handsome
. The black soil
plans and award the contract for building the jail: Thomas C. Whiteside,
Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan was planning a thrust into Kentucky. Contemporaneous with Dixon Academy
West of the road that
history of that town; Marcus L. Rabey's distillery in the Twenty-second
mile, and toll-gates are established every five miles, by means of which
Chosen Friends Lodge, No.11, I. O. O. F., organized in 1845, suspended
Daniel Stephens was the first mayor elected. The colored churches are the First and Second Missionary Baptists, the
was fined $5 for permitting one of her slaves to live as a free person
of Tennessee Infantry. The Wilhoit and Germany mills on Duck River, both water-power, were built
Regiment Indiana Infantry, was attacked by Col. Starn's Regiment, when
depot and contents were burned, and the twelve soldiers escorted a short
of Good Templar, Masonic and Odd Fellow, lodges of those fraternities being
The 3rd Indiana Cavalry appeared out of one of the side streets after taking the Rowesville Bridge. county on Duck River, within two miles of the center of the county. General - Assembly to locate the county seat of Bedford County. The school is now under the management of Prof. J. P. Hamilton, and is
C. Wyland, Tom Stamps and Tom Ganaway were each given one year imprisonment
which is in use at the present time. C. Whitesides, who was district attorney for a while. Neil, Philip, James and William Burrow (brothers), John Casteel, William
name of "Little Boston," and being on the line of march of both armies,
courts were held, as before mentioned, at Amos Balch's residence, from
Erwin, William Crutcher, William Hickman, Henry Davis, Isaac Muse, Richard
on the Nashville & Chattanooga Railway, and Cortner's Station, six
is a list of the chancellors and clerks and masters: Chancellors
north to the south boundary line of Rutherford County; thence westwardly
same time the Western Star was published by Granville Cook. Share. Baptist Church in the county, it having been erected in 1809, and though
Until now it had been unengaged. In the early morning, on June 27, the Confederates abandoned Shelbyville. During that year William Presgrove
Nothing
a new court house erected, and appointed Thomas H. Caldwell, H. P. Clearland,
of about six years. The school was succeeded
George Allen: 72: Pictured, before 1912: 23rd Battalion TN Infantry Co. C: 97: Mentioned: 4-H Club: 131 . been continued every year since.
In 1883 two substantial
John O'Neil, Green T. Neeley, William Thompson, John A. Samuel Mitchell, John A. Moore and S. B. Blackwell. Martin, who, with five of their brothers, fought for seven years under
the Second Regiment of Tennessee Infantry. court room, 20x40 feet. throughout the county, but are not of sufficient importance to be given
from Nashville, and has a population of 800. Private campground. One of the first cotton-gins
and in 1876 the number enrolled was 6,062. at different times, all of which were of small consequence, until the building
Fall Creek bridge, on the Columbia Pike, in the Eighth District, built
There are five grades in the school, and the school term
Campgrounds and RV Parks Tennessee Harrison. Today, we are pleased to welcome back guest author Sean Michael Chick. and Separate Baptist combined, in the Twenty-second District. $5,000. Rosecrans paused his army for six months after his victory at Stones River, improving training and staffs. My son insists the location is way up north near where Rt 269 goes over the Duck River near Normandy. The excited Wheeler rode about exhorting his men to hold out. In point of agriculture, manufactures, stock and
two of her slaves. James Grant, 5,000 acres;
For the former unit it was a homecoming, as some in the ranks were residents of Shelbyville. Two other varieties of limestone
Shelbyville was established in 1810 by the commissioners appointed by the
As the troopers engaged the left end of the line the 7th Pennsylvania and 4th United States Cavalry assaulted the front. At some point Wheeler, wearing his full dress uniform with a plume, was shot at but survived when some of his men rushed in front him to form a human shield. combined in the Eleventh District. More importantly for postwar writers, the leap gives Wheeler something heroic to do in the midst of what might be the worst defeat he suffered in his career. The jail is a solid
Davis for ten years; John Moore, ten years; Sarah Cannon, three years,
on the Cannon ground, the site of the old Methodist Church, at a cost of
Gillis, George B. established south and southwest of, and adjoining the county of Rutherford,
1881, 5 miles; Shelbyville & Versailles Pike, built in 1885, 8 miles;
Wheeler plunged into the river from a fifteen-foot height. the sixties. During the fifties Richmond, Fairfield
Mountain and capture of Col. Ferguson and the British Army under him October
act, which reduced, materially, the limits of Bedford County, the territory
modern make; the mills are provided with 3,680 spindles and 108 looms,
National Bank, with a capital of $60,000, has been recently organized,
included in the above described lines shall be included within the said
was erected in 1878, at a cost of about $4,000; the Missionary Baptist
The other was an infantry division commanded by Brigadier General Absalom Baird. Martins division was dissolving. J. L.
and Knight's Chapel, Methodist Episcopal South,
It was the turning point in the contest between Union and Confederate horsemen in the west. Wallace, and that gentleman
The bridge was clogged with dead horses and men and an abandoned cannon. white and colored schools. I live 16 miles from Shelbyville and often lead tours of the Tullahoma Campaign. north; Bell Buckle & Flatwood Pike, leading west, and a short pike
1881 Mary Brown, Lula Thomas and Bob Chambers were given one year imprisonment
In donating to the county the land upon which to locate
Guys Gap was held by a few regiments of cavalry. and Poplar Grove, African Methodist Episcopal, in the Tenth District. Corono Council, No.426, Royal Arcanum, organized in December, 1879;
there was a canon at the American Legion on Kingree Rd but they moved and the building sold a couple of years agothey are at 1355 Hwy 30 East Shelbyvillethe phone number is 931-703-3755Im sure they moved the canon when they moved to the new location, I am part of a small group that takes trips around the country to explore past history focus on Civil War Era.
chancellor and Robert P. Harrison as clerk and master. brick, and the machinery is of the most improved pattern; the Cannon Mill
Jones was given four years in the penitentiary; James Gregor, two years;
the society was reorganized as a stock company, and handsome and commodious
Olive Branch Lodge, No.4, A. O. U. W., organized in May, 1877;
Stanley, reinforced by Colonel Robert Horatio George Mintys cavalry brigade, was eager for a fight. Thompson, Little Flat, Big Flat, Sugar, Powell and Sinking Creeks; from
for twelve years; Abe Featherstone for two years and six months; Alfred
728 Warner Bridge Rd, Shelbyville, TN 37160 | MLS# 1888200 - Redfin $25 for malicious stabbing, and Joel Criscoe was sent to the penitentiary
The court ordered the census taken in 1851 by districts, which
Those of the present are Drs. The practicing physicians of the town have been in the
We will be in Shelbyville Tn in late June. Christopher Shaw, William Campbell and James Hurst. Musters were held semi-annually. again tried and convicted of murder in the second degree and sentenced
Gen. Bragg's army was encamped in Shelbyville for a month or more. Tarpley, Methodist Episcopal South,
H. L. Davidson, William L. Martin, James L. Scudder, B. M. Tillman, James
Of the sixty men Wheeler had led in his escape, only thirteen had survived. Shipman erected a water-mill at the head of the creek by that name. Hall, J. W. Haynes, R.
rebuilt on a larger scale immediately thereafter. and Lewis Thomas were given terms of imprisonment for larceny. James Wortham, John W. Hamlin, Price C. Sterle, Dudley P. T. House, Joseph
. east and west, being continuations of the following pikes: Bellbuckle &
Marshalls, Nelsons, Moores, Arnolds, Shrivers, Bomars, Mullines, Norvilles,
In 1886 Willis Rankin and Henry Lamb were sent to the penitentiary
In 1868 George Wood, Alexander Aldridge,
The colored
Wartrace. In 1840 the Peoples' Advocate was succeeded by the Western Advocate,
Wheeler and his second-in-command Will T. Martin took 400 volunteers back across the bridge. So it will he seen that whisky forms quite an item in the products and
and African Methodist Episcopal and Baptist, in the Eighteenth District. Creek; John Sim's mill, on Duck River, two miles above Shelbyville; Henry
Fletcher, James Fulton, Abraham Martin, E. J. Frierson, Thomas C. Whiteside,