Near Mount Vernon in Rockcastle County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Big Hill Skirmish

Photographed By Bruce InCharlotte, July 30, 2023

1. Big Hill Skirmish Marker

Inscription. August 23, 1862, 650 cavalry of Gen. E. Kirby Smith's invading CSA army routed small Federal force under Col. Leonidas Metcalfe here on way to seize Ky., cooperating with CSA army under Gen. Braxton Bragg. Central Ky. captured, but plans to take Cincinnati and Louisville failed. CSA retired from Kentucky after Battle of Perryville, October 8, 1862.

Erected 1968 by Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1124.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is August 23, 1862.

Location. 37° 31.324′ N, 84° 12.097′ W. Marker is near Mount Vernon, Kentucky, in Rockcastle County. Marker is on Big Hill Road (U.S. 421) west of Big Hill Mountain Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 934 Big Hill Rd, Mount Vernon KY 40456, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Confederate Cemetery (approx. one mile away); Merritt Jones / Wayside Tavern / Jones Tavern / CSA Cemetery (approx. 1.2 miles away); Civil War Action (approx. 2.1 miles away); Site of Starns' Defeat (approx. 4.1 miles away); Church of Christ, Union

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(approx. 5.9 miles away); The Battle of Richmond Knocked at Berea's Door (approx. 6.1 miles away); Encampment at Bobtown / Engagment at Bobtown / Advance to Kingston (approx. 6.6 miles away); Kentucky's Earliest Artforms (approx. 7.9 miles away).

Credits. This page was last revised on August 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 8, 2023, by Bruce InCharlotte of Charlotte, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 85 times since then and 32 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on August 8, 2023, by Bruce InCharlotte of Charlotte, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.