Hazen Brigade Monument

The Union army occupied the town on January 5, 1863, three days after the battle here, and spent the winter and spring in and around Murfreesboro. Some of Hazen's men under Lieutenant E. K. Crebbin, 9th Indiana Infantry Regiment, built this structure of Tennessee limestone. The graves of 55 soldiers of the brigade who were killed here partially surrounded it. Colonel William B. Hazen, USA, commanded the brigade, which defended Round Forest, and a Union general reported that Hazen proved himself a brave and able soldier by the courage and skill exhibited in forming and sheltering his troops.

Murfreesboro, Tennessee · United States