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

The 12th of August Ambush

Historic Site

Photographed by David Austin

1. The 12th of August Ambush Marker

Inscription. Sheriff Pusser stopped his car here at this site, trying to check his wife’s injuries, the assailant’s car came back into sight and started firing into the sheriff’s car again. Mrs. Pusser was shot in the head this time and died. Sheriff Pusser was shot in the face suffering severe bone and tissue damage, after spending 18 days in a Memphis hospital, he returned to his position as full time sheriff of McNairy County.

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° 0.643′ N, 88° 30.464′ W. Marker is in Guys, Tennessee, in McNairy County. It is at the intersection of Sticine Road and Davis Yancey Road, on the right when traveling south on Sticine Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2968 Sticine Rd, 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Approach To Shiloh (approx. one mile away); Site of Shamrock Motel (approx. 1.1 miles away); a different marker also named The 12th of August Ambush (approx. 2 miles away); Henry Cemetery (approx. 4.1 miles away in Mississippi); Withdrawal from Shiloh

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(approx. 4.3 miles away); C.S.A. Rifle Pit (approx. 4½ miles away in Mississippi); L.C. Steele House (approx. 4.7 miles away in Mississippi); Battle of Corinth-1862 (approx. 4.8 miles away in Mississippi). 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 3,228 times since then and 166 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.