This Confederate Monument is located on the Murfreesboro town square in front of the Rutherford County Courthouse. The text of the monument reads: In Commemoration of the valor of Confederate Soldiers who fell in the great Battle of Murfreesboro, Dec. 31, 1862, and January 2, 1863, and in minor engagements in this vicinity, this monument is erected.
Additionally, in May of 2011, the Sons of Confederate Veterans placed a Sesquicentennial Marker in front of the memorial.
Update: This statue has been in the news in 2020, as have many confederate memorials in the middle of towns. There have been 2020 protests to remove this statue from the town square, although the decision ultimately lies with the Tennessee Historic Commission. I am a photographer documenting historic sites and take no position on whether or not this or other sites should be removed.
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