CSA Returns to Tenn.
Posted by: Sprinterman
N 37° 20.938 W 084° 19.834
16S E 736448 N 4136928
Located at Mt. Vernon on US 25, 150
Waymark Code: WM6NXE
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 06/28/2009
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Text:
After Battle of Perryville, October 8, 1862, Confederate forces retired to Bryantsville. Union forces did not attack but destroyed sources of food. General Braxton Bragg began retreat, Oct. 13, in two columns under Generals Polk and Smith. Polk's moved thru here with USA pursuing. The CSA columns retired thru Cumberland Gap, October 19-24. See map on other side.
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This is a 2 sided marker with the map on the reverse side.
Marker Name: CSA Returns to Tenn.
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker Number (for official markers): 676
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker: KY Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Highways 1964
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