Tuscaloosa in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Captain Benjamin F. Eddins
Photographed By Kai NeSmith, November 4, 2023
1. Captain Benjamin F. Eddins Marker - New Location
Retired due to ill health, he returned to lead the Home Guards, a militia made up of old men and young boys. While trying to render the covered bridge impassable to Federal troops on the night of April 3, 1865, he and 15-year-old John Carson were wounded in a skirmish with Croxton's Raiders. Later that evening, Mayor Obediah Berry and Catholic priest William McDonough surrendered the city on this site.
Carson was disabled for life. On April 10, 1865, Capt. Eddins became the only local citizen to die defending the city. He is buried in Greenwood Cemetery.
Erected 2002 by Alabama Historical Association.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association series list. A significant historical date for this entry is April 3, 1892.
Location. 33° 12.828′ N, 87° 34.348′ W. Marker is in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, in Tuscaloosa County. Marker can be reached from Greensboro Avenue north of 2nd Street (Jack Warner Parkway). Marker is located in the Black Warrior Riverwalk Park just east or upriver of the Lurleen B.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Horace King (here, next to this marker); Medeiros Point (within shouting distance of this marker); Burns’ Shoals (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Navigation and Shipbuilding On The Black Warrior River (about 400 feet away); The Black Warrior River (about 600 feet away); Home Guard Defended Covered Bridge / Bridging The Black Warrior River (about 700 feet away); The M & O Railroad Trestle (approx. ¼ mile away); “The Indian Fires Are Going Out” (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tuscaloosa.
Additional commentary.
1. Greenwood Cemetery
Greenwood Cemetery is located at 9th Street and 27th Ave. SW.
— Submitted March 21, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama.
Photographed By Tim Carr, March 13, 2010
2. Captain Benjamin F. Eddins Marker - Old Location
Photographed By Kai NeSmith, November 4, 2023
3. Captain Benjamin F. Eddins & Horace King Markers
New location at Parker-Haun Park, formerly River District Park
Photographed By Tim Carr, March 13, 2010
4. Captain Benjamin F. Eddins Marker - Old Location
Credits. This page was last revised on November 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 21, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,592 times since then and 32 times this year. Last updated on November 6, 2023, by Kai NeSmith of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Photos: 1. submitted on November 6, 2023, by Kai NeSmith of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. 2. submitted on March 21, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. 3. submitted on November 6, 2023, by Kai NeSmith of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. 4. submitted on March 21, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
