Gaylesville in Cherokee County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Occupation of Gaylesville

Photographed by Angela Nichols, March 14, 2021

1. Occupation of Gaylesville Marker

Inscription. Maj. Gen. W.T. Sherman commanding the Union Military Div. of the Mississippi at Summerville, GA., on Oct. 19, 1864 moved the Army of the Tennessee, the Army of the Ohio, and the Army of the Cumberland to Gaylesville. The Armies with attachments numbered approximately 60,000 troops.

Erected by Cherokee County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is October 19, 1864.

Location. 34° 16.031′ N, 85° 33.536′ W. Marker is in Gaylesville, Alabama, in Cherokee County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (Alabama Route 68) and College Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gaylesville AL 35973, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Alabama and specifically in North Alabama.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Gaylesville (approx. ¼ mile away); Chattooga River (approx. ¼ mile away); Cherokee County Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.2 miles away); Cornwall Furnace Memorial Park (approx. 2.2 miles away); Cornwall Furnace (approx. 2.2 miles away); a different marker also named Cornwall Furnace (approx. 2.2 miles away); Long Shadows House (approx. 2.3 miles away); Gen. N.B. Forrest Captured Col. A.D. Streight

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(approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gaylesville.

More about this marker. Marker is covered in vines next to an old brick building.

We have placed a new marker at the intersection of AL Hwy 68 and AL Hwy 35.

Also see . . . Occupation of Gaylesville Marker on YouTube. (Submitted on November 25, 2025, by Angela Nichols of Centre, Alabama.)

Photographed by Angela Nichols, March 14, 2021

2. Occupation of Gaylesville Marker

Photographed by Angela Nichols, March 14, 2021

3. Occupation of Gaylesville Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 13, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 14, 2021, by Angela Nichols of Centre, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,375 times since then and 65 times this year. Last updated on July 17, 2022, by Angela Nichols of Centre, Alabama. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 14, 2021, by Angela Nichols of Centre, Alabama. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.