Kuttawa in Lyon County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
In Honor of Cobb's Battery
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 20, 2021
1. In Honor of Cobb's Battery Marker
Erected by Lyon-Stone-Gracey Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy of Kuttawa and Eddyville.
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.
Location. 37° 4.634′ N, 88° 5.975′ W. Marker is in Kuttawa, Kentucky, in Lyon County. Memorial is on Lake Barkley Drive (Kentucky Route 295) 0.1 miles north of Mint Spring Drive, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kuttawa KY 42055, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Eddyville Furnace / Iron Made in Kentucky (approx. 0.2 miles away); Andrew Jackson Smith (approx. 1.2 miles away); Lyon County, 1854 (approx. 1.2 miles away); Mineral Mound Home Site (approx. 1˝ miles away); New Union Forge / Iron Made in Kentucky (approx. 1˝ miles away); Mineral Mound (approx. 1.7 miles away); Kelly Kettle (approx. 2.1 miles away); Dr. George M. Huggans (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kuttawa.
Also see . . . Cobb's Battery (Wikipedia). (Submitted on March 22, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
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Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 20, 2021
2. In Honor of Cobb's Battery Marker
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3. Hylan B. Lyon
He initially organized the unit at Mint Spring, Kuttawa in 1861.
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4. Maj. Robert Cobb
He took command of the battery after Lyon was promoted to general. As part of the famed "Orphan Brigade," the battery fought at Shiloh, Chickamauga and Missionary Ridge, among others.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 22, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 22, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 295 times since then and 64 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 22, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
