Near Marion in Crittenden County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Forrest Reconnoitered

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 13, 2018

1. Forrest Reconnoitered Marker

Inscription. Returning from reconnaissance and foraging mission to Ohio River, CSA Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest with cavalry here Dec. 1, 1861, learned of threats to and arrests of Southern sympathizers. While capturing a few instigators, regimental Surgeon S. M. VanWyck was killed. Forrest stayed here another day before returning to Hopkinsville. See map other side.

Reverse side map of: Confederate Raids and Invasions and a Federal Retreat, in Kentucky.

Erected 1963 by the Kentucky Historical Society Kentucky Department of Highways. (. (Marker Number 615.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical date for this entry is December 1, 1861.

Location. 37° 20.721′ N, 88° 3.928′ W. Marker is near Marion, Kentucky, in Crittenden County. It is at the intersection of Sturgis Road (U.S. 60) and Adams Street on Sturgis Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Sturgis Road, Marion KY 42064, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Jackson Purchase.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the South,

in the Upper South,

and in the Ohio River Valley.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: F. Julius Fohs (1884-1965) / Fohs Hall (approx. 1.1 miles away); County Named, 1842 (approx. 1.2 miles away);

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Courthouse Burned (approx. 1.3 miles away); Crittenden County Courthouse, Marion (approx. 1.3 miles away); In Honor of Crittenden Countian Dr. Forrest Carlisle Pogue, Jr. (approx. 1.3 miles away); Senator W. J. Deboe / Senators from Marion (approx. 1.3 miles away); Family of Judges (approx. 1.3 miles away); Chapel Hill Presbyterian Church / Pioneer Church (approx. 4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marion.

Map on reverse of Forrest Reconnoitered Marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 13, 2018

2. Map on reverse of Forrest Reconnoitered Marker.

Forrest Reconnoitered Marker looking northerly towards Sturgis. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 13, 2018

3. Forrest Reconnoitered Marker looking northerly towards Sturgis.

Forrest Reconnoitered Marker at the City of Marion city limit. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 13, 2018

4. Forrest Reconnoitered Marker at the City of Marion city limit.

Nathan Bedford Forrest (July 13, 1821 – October 29, 1877) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton

5. Nathan Bedford Forrest (July 13, 1821 – October 29, 1877)

Credits. This page was last revised on September 24, 2018. It was originally submitted on September 24, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 437 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 24, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.