Scottsville in Allen County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Union Regiments at Scottsville

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 5, 2019

1. Union Regiments at Scottsville Marker

Inscription. Seven regiments of infantry and one artillery battery encamped at Scottsville in November 1862. These regiments made up the 12th Division of the Army of the Cumberland under the command of General Ebenezer Dumont.

Among the soldiers at Scottsville were a future U.S. president, Benjamin Harrison (70th Indiana), a future governor of Indiana, James A. Mount (72nd Indiana), and two U.S. congressmen, Ebenezer Dumont and Milton S. Robinson (75th Indiana).

Miller’s Brigade
Colonel Abram O. Miller, commanding

98th Illinois, Colonel John J. Funkhouser
72nd Indiana, Colonel Abram O. Miller
75th Indiana, Lieutenant Colonel William O’Brien
18th Indiana Battery, Captain Eli Lilly

Ward’s Brigade
General William T. Ward, commanding

102nd Illinois, Colonel William McMurtrie
105th Illinois, Colonel Daniel Dustin
70th Indiana, Colonel Benjamin Harrison
79th Ohio, Colonel Azariah W. Doan

(captions)
Colonel Abram O. Miller

General William T. Ward

Benjamin Harrison, William T. Ward, Daniel Dustin

The Encampment of Ward’s Brigade, Scottsville, Kentucky
Drawn by Lieutenant Thomas E. Smith, Co. H, 79th Ohio,

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November 14, 1862

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #23 Benjamin Harrison series list. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1862.

Location. 36° 45.628′ N, 86° 11.952′ W. Marker is in Scottsville, Kentucky, in Allen County. It can be reached from North Bedelia Street (Kentucky Route 1386) 0.1 miles west of Dumont Hill Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker located on Dumont Hill at Dugas Community Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 336 North Bedelia St, Scottsville KY 42164, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Pennyroyal Region.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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 walking distance of this marker: The Army’s Shopkeeper

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 5, 2019

2. Union Regiments at Scottsville Marker

(within shouting distance of this marker); A City of Tents (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ebenezer Dumont (about 400 feet away); Lilly’s Artillery (about 600 feet away); An Army in Crisis (about 600 feet away); An Army Restored (about 600 feet away); Scottsville, 1862 (approx. 0.2 miles away); County Named, 1815 (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Scottsville.

Dumont Hill at Dugas Community Park. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 5, 2019

3. Dumont Hill at Dugas Community Park.

Gen. Benjamin Harrison, U.S.A. image. Click for full size.

4. Gen. Benjamin Harrison, U.S.A.

Indiana Governor James A. Mount image. Click for full size.

5. Indiana Governor James A. Mount

Milton S. Robinson image. Click for full size.

6. Milton S. Robinson

Credits. This page was last revised on July 14, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 13, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 436 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on July 13, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.