Phenix City in Russell County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Union Night Attack Down Summerville Road
Photographed By Mark Hilton, October 5, 2013
1. Union Night Attack Down Summerville Road Marker
Inscription.
Union Night Attack Down Summerville Road. . Confederate Captain Nat Clanton's battery sat astride Summerville Road on April 16, 1865 when Union forces launched a three-fisted night attack from northwest of this position. Elements of the Third and Fourth Iowa and the Tenth Missouri all passed beneath Clanton's guns in the darkness, which was lit only by the flashes of cannons and small arms. The Federals quickly overran Confederates entrenchments and pressed on down Summerville Road to take Waddell's battery on Red Hill and the 14th Street Bridge across the Chattahoochee. An hour after the attack was launched, the battle of Girard-Columbus was over.
Confederate Captain Nat Clanton's battery sat astride Summerville Road on April 16, 1865 when Union forces launched a three-fisted night attack from northwest of this position. Elements of the Third and Fourth Iowa and the Tenth Missouri all passed beneath Clanton's guns in the darkness, which was lit only by the flashes of cannons and small arms. The Federals quickly overran Confederates entrenchments and pressed on down Summerville Road to take Waddell's battery on Red Hill and the 14th Street Bridge across the Chattahoochee. An hour after the attack was launched, the battle of Girard-Columbus was over.
Erected 2004 by The Historic Chattahoochee Commission And the Phenix City-Russell County Chamber of Commerce.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1825.
Location. 32° 29.156′ N, 85° 0.463′ W. Marker is in Phenix City, Alabama, in Russell County. Marker is at the intersection of Summerville Road and 26th Street, on the right when traveling north on Summerville Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2608 Summerville Road, Phenix City AL 36867, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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Photographed By Mark Hilton, October 5, 2013
2. Down Summerville Road
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 5, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,128 times since then and 79 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on October 5, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
