Jellico in Campbell County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Kirby Smith Invades Kentucky

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 4, 2018

1. Kirby Smith Invades Kentucky Marker

Inscription. Heth's Division, with the army's artillery and subsistence trains, passed into Kentucky through Walker's and Big Creek Gaps, while other combat elements of the Army of East Tennessee moved through Roger's Gap. The two columns reunited at Barbourville, moving thence to Richmond, Ky., where on Aug. 30, they routed the Federal force under Maj. Gen. William Nelson.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1D 17.)

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 day of the year for for this entry is August 30.

Location. 36° 35.423′ N, 84° 7.585′ W. Marker is in Jellico, Tennessee, in Campbell County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 25 and 1st Street, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 25. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Jellico TN 37762, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee

and in the Cumberland Plateau.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Tennessee - Campbell County / Kentucky (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Grace Moore (about 600 feet away); Jellico Area Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); James (Jim) Tidwell, Jr. (approx. 0.2 miles away); Tramell Building

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Grace Moore (approx. 0.2 miles away); Conflict in Campbell County (approx. 0.9 miles away); Tennessee Civil War Trails (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jellico.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 4, 2018

2. Kirby Smith Invades Kentucky Marker

General Kirby Smith, C.S.A. image. Click for full size.

Photo courtesy the Library of Congress (via Wikipedia), circa 1864

3. General Kirby Smith, C.S.A.

Photographed by Dave W, June 8, 2024

4. Kirby Smith Invades Kentucky Marker

Pole and planter visible with marker missing.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 12, 2025

5. Kirby Smith Invades Kentucky Marker

Marker has been reinstalled as of 7-12-25.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 9, 2018, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 859 times since then and 36 times this year. Last updated on August 12, 2024, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 9, 2018, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. 4. submitted on August 12, 2024, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. 5. submitted on July 19, 2025, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.