Demonstration - 1862 Marker

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Bardwell in Carlisle County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Demonstration - 1862

By Craig Swain, March 17, 2009

1. Demonstration - 1862 Marker

Inscription. Jan. 1862, Brig. Gen. U.S. Grant sent 5,000 USA troops from Cairo as a demonstration against Columbus, a Confederate stronghold on the Miss. River. Combined forces led by Brig. Gen. J.A. McClernand from Ft. Jefferson at Wickliffe through here to Milburn and back to Cairo. It acquainted U.S. Army with the area. It "inspired hope" among many loyal Federal citizens.

Erected 1962 by Kentucky Historical Society - Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 563.)

Location. 36° 52.688′ N, 89° 0.893′ W. Marker is in Bardwell, Kentucky, in Carlisle County. Marker is on Elm Street (U.S. 51/62), on the right when traveling south. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bardwell KY 42023, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Lewis and Clark in Kentucky Fort Jefferson (approx. 6.8 miles away); Fort Jefferson Site / Indian Massacre (approx. 6.8 miles away); Union Supply Base (approx. 6.8 miles away); Fort Jefferson (approx. 6.8 miles away); Lewis & Clark at Old Fort Jefferson (approx. 7 miles away); County Named, 1842 (approx. 7.3 miles away); The Prince of the French Explorers (approx. 7.7 miles away); Iron Banks (approx. 9.7 miles away).