Athens in Limestone County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Battle of Sulphur Creek Trestle Surrender Site

August 3, 2020

1. Battle of Sulphur Creek Trestle Surrender Site Marker

Inscription. This stone marks the site
of the surrender of
Col. Wallace Campbell U.S.A.
to
Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest C.S.A.
Sept. 24, 1864

Erected by N.B. Forrest Chapter
Alabama Div. U.D.C. 1902

In commemoration of the
triumph of their "Wizard
of the Saddle"

Erected 1902 by N.B. Forrest Chapter, U.D.C.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 24, 1864.

Location. 34° 48.164′ N, 86° 58.281′ W. Memorial is in Athens, Alabama, in Limestone County. It can be reached from South Marion Street north of West Washington Street, on the right when traveling south. Marker is located on east side of Limestone County Courthouse grounds. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 200 W Washington St, Athens AL 35611, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Alabama

and in the Huntsville Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in

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Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

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 walking distance of this marker: Limestone County Vietnam War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Limestone County Beirut Memorial (here, next to this marker); Limestone County Iraq — Afghanistan Memorial (here, next to this marker); Athens, Alabama (within shouting distance of this marker); Courthouse and Poor Farm Fence (within shouting distance of this marker); East Side of Square (within shouting distance of this marker); Limestone County Confederate Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Limestone County Courthouse Bell (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Athens.

Also see . . .
1. Battle of Sulphur Creek Trestle. Wikipedia entry on the Civil War skirmish. (Submitted on August 3, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. Landscape Transformed: From USCT Fort to African American School in Athen.

August 3, 2020

2. Battle of Sulphur Creek Trestle Surrender Site Marker

(Submitted on August 4, 2020.)

Surrender Site Marker looking south on Marion St. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 18, 2020

3. Surrender Site Marker looking south on Marion St.

Marker at the Limestone County Courthouse. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 18, 2020

4. Marker at the Limestone County Courthouse.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2020. This page has been viewed 1,009 times since then and 90 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 3, 2020. 3, 4. submitted on October 18, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.