Battle of Hog Mountain - Cullman, AL
Posted by: YoSam.
N 34° 11.683 W 086° 57.309
16S E 504132 N 3783747
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Waymark Code: WMPWBQ
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 10/29/2015
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County of marker: Cullman County
Location of marker US 278, in front of Spring Hill Baptist Church, Cullman
Marker erected by: Alabama Historical Association
Erected: 1952
Marker Text:
BATTLE OF
HOG MOUNTAIN
April 30, 1863
HERE GEN. FORREST OVERTOOK COL. STREIGHT'S RAIDERS
In hand~to~hand battle after dark 3 horses shot from under Forrest. Union force fled southward with Forrest in relentless pursuit.