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Near Spencer in Van Buren County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
 

Bragg’s March to Kentucky

 
 
Bragg’s March to Kentucky Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By David J Gaines, October 4, 2011
1. Bragg’s March to Kentucky Marker
Inscription. In the late summer of 1862, Confederate General Braxton Bragg marched northward down this valley with an army of several thousand soldiers, supply wagons, and artillery pieces en route to invade Kentucky. They traveled and camped along the east side of nearby Cane Creek. After the October 8, 1862 Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, the campaign to invade Kentucky was abandoned. During the battle, twelve soldiers from Van Buren County were killed and several others wounded.
 
Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 2C 16.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1899.
 
Location. 35° 47.618′ N, 85° 24.523′ W. Marker is near Spencer, Tennessee, in Van Buren County. Marker is on Tennessee Route 285, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Spencer TN 38585, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. War on the Plateau (approx. 4½ miles away); Burritt College (approx. 4½ miles away); Van Buren County Civil War Monument (approx. 4.6 miles away); Van Buren County Veterans Memorial (approx.
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4.6 miles away); Van Buren County Veterans Monument (approx. 4.6 miles away); The Rock House (approx. 8.7 miles away); a different marker also named The Rock House (approx. 8.8 miles away); a different marker also named The Rock House (approx. 8.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Spencer.
 
Bragg’s March to Kentucky Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By David J Gaines, October 4, 2011
2. Bragg’s March to Kentucky Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 23, 2011, by David J Gaines of Pinson, Alabama. This page has been viewed 883 times since then and 14 times this year. Last updated on May 6, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 23, 2011, by David J Gaines of Pinson, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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