Guys in McNairy County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

The 12th of August Ambush

Historic Site

Photographed by David Austin, May 18, 2023

1. The 12th of August Ambush Marker

Inscription. Here on August 12, 1967, at the breaking of day, Sheriff Buford Pusser, accompanied by his wife Pauline, were answering a call to a disturbance on New Hope Road. A car drove up beside them and started firing into the sheriff’s car. Mrs. Pusser was struck with bullets from a military rifle. Sheriff Pusser, taken by surprise, sped away driving further down New Hope Road in an attempt to out run his assailants.

Two miles south from here is the second ambush site.

Erected 2021 by McNairy County Historical Society and McNairy County Tourism.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Law Enforcement. A significant historical date for this entry is August 12, 1967.

Location. 35° 2.387′ N, 88° 30.046′ W. Marker is in Guys, Tennessee, in McNairy County. It is on Sticine Road 0.3 miles north of Jenkins Lane, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Guys TN 38339, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Upper South,

and in the Black Belt.

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,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named The 12th of August Ambush (approx. 2 miles away); Approach To Shiloh (approx. 3 miles away); Site of Shamrock Motel (approx. 3.1 miles away); Withdrawal from Shiloh (approx. 3.2 miles away); C. S.

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(approx. 3.7 miles away); Eastview & the Stanton Littlejohn Sessions (approx. 3.8 miles away); City of Eastview Veterans Park (approx. 3.8 miles away); Approach to Shiloh (approx. 3.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Guys.

Photographed by David Austin

2. The 12th of August Ambush Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 18, 2023, by David Austin of Scotts Hill, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 7,927 times since then and 422 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 18, 2023, by David Austin of Scotts Hill, Tennessee. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.