Near Uniontown in Union County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Bettie Taylor Phillips
Photographed by Jerry Padgett
1. Bettie Taylor Phillips Marker (side 1)
Born in Morganfield in 1830, she was one of several known as the "Mother of the Orphan Brigade." Married W.S. Phillips in 1847. In 1861, accompanied him as he served in Gen. John C. Breckinridge's 4th Ky. Inf. Co. C. She stayed with him throughout the war, providing aid and comfort to wounded and dying men.
When returning home to Ky. due to illness, she was captured in Nashville and tried as a spy. After acquittal, she found her way back to the brigade and was with CSA Pres. Davis and his wife just before their capture. She returned to Uniontown after the war with the 4th Infantry battle flag. Buried in Uniontown City Cemetery.
Erected 2012 by Kentucky Historical Society & Kentucky Department of Highways; sonsored by Union Co. Fiscal Court. (Marker Number 2382.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil • Women. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list.
Location. 37° 46.55′ N, 87° 55.2′ W. Marker is near Uniontown, Kentucky, in Union County. It can be reached from Upper Main Street (Kentucky Route 360) 0.3 miles east of Jackson Street
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Regionally, this marker is in the Tri-State Region and in the Western Coal Field. 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Laurelwood (approx. 5.8 miles away); Baseball Great (approx. 6.1 miles away); Camp Breckinridge (approx. 6.1 miles away); Lincoln Spoke Here (approx. 6.4 miles away); Union County, 1811 (approx. 6.4 miles away); George Huston (approx. 6.4 miles away); Morgan Springs (approx. 6.4 miles away); Forrest Reconnoitered (approx. 6.4 miles away).
Photographed by Jerry Padgett
2. Bettie Taylor Phillips Marker (side 2)
Photographed by Jerry Padgett
3. Bettie Taylor Phillips Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 9, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 8, 2020, by Jerry Padgett of Morganfield, Kentucky. This page has been viewed 364 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 8, 2020, by Jerry Padgett of Morganfield, Kentucky. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
