Near Paducah in McCracken County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Forrest's Bivouac

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 25, 2020

1. Forrest's Bivouac Marker

Inscription. Gen. Nathan B. Forrest and his CSA troops bivouacked one mile southwest of this spot, after the Battle of Paducah, March 25, 1864. Forrest moved to Mayfield next day where he paroled his men in order that they could visit their homes in western Kentucky and Tennessee: After three day furlough troops joined Forrest at Trenton Tennessee, without loss of a man.

Erected 1968 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1277.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical date for this entry is March 25, 1864.

Location. 37° 1.267′ N, 88° 37.852′ W. Marker is near Paducah, Kentucky, in McCracken County. It is at the intersection of Old Mayfield Road (State Road 994) and Schmidt Road, on the right when traveling south on Old Mayfield Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Paducah KY 42003, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

It is also in the American Midwest,

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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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Alben W. Barkley / Barkley's Grave (approx. 2.2 miles away); Paducah Federal Building Columns (approx. 2.3 miles away); The Lone Oak (approx. 2.3 miles away); Whitehaven (approx. 2.4 miles away); Oklahoma City Bombing Victims (approx. 2.4 miles away); Angles / “The Veep” (approx. 2.9 miles away); Paducah Community College (approx. 2.9 miles away); First Christian Church (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paducah.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 25, 2020

2. Forrest's Bivouac Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 29, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 29, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 636 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 29, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.