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Area 9
3B31 Moving northwest from Sparta, Bragg, with Maj. Gen. Leonidas Polk's Right Wing, Army of Mississippi, composed of the divisions of Cheatham and Withers, passed through here. Forrest's Calvary Brigade, covering the left flank of the advance, operated west of Murfreesboro and Lebanon and as far north as Munfordville, Ky., which was surrendered to Bragg on Sept. 14. This marker is located on the front lawn of the Smith County Courthouse on Main Street in Carthage.
3B42 Born in Bertie County, North Carolina, Walton fought in the Revolution for that state. He settled in the Cumberland Country in 1784. Walton served in the legislatures of North Carolina and Tennessee and as a Smith County magistrate. He built Walton's Road in 1801 and operated stands along its route. Countless settlers traveled this road en route to Middle and West Tennessee. This marker is located on the front lawn of the Smith County Courthouse on Main Street in Carthage.
3B40 A native of Kentucky, Benton McMillin moved to Celina at an early age and later to Carthage. He was elected to the State Legislature in 1874 and Congress in 1879 for a twenty-year tenure. Benton McMillin served two terms as Governor, 1899-1903, promoting the public school system. The "Democratic Warhorse of Tennessee" died in Nashville. This marker is located on the front lawn of the Smith County Courthouse on Main Street in Carthage.
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