Tallassee in Elmore County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest

July 13, 1821 October 29, 1877

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 11, 2024

1. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest Monument

Inscription.
"Get there first with the most men"

"Never stand and take a charge...
charge them too"

"Keep the skeer in 'em"

Dedicated to those brave Confederate Militia, Home Guard and University of Alabama Cadets who Repelled Union Raiders ahead of General Forrest at the Battles of Chehaw and Franklin, Alabama

Funding provided by the Alabama Division of the Sons of the Confederate Veterans and Many Lovers of the Cause.
Dedicated June 29, 2024, by the Tallassee Armory Guards, Camp 1921 Sons of the Confederate Veterans.

Built by W & W Monument Co.

Erected 2024 by the Tallassee Armory Guards, Camp 1921 Sons of the Confederate Veterans.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Sons of Confederate Veterans/United Confederate Veterans series list.

Location. 32° 32.11′ N, 85° 53.503′ W. Memorial is in Tallassee, Alabama, in Elmore County. It is on James Street south of Barnett Boulevard (Alabama Route 14), on the right when traveling south. Located at Confederate Armory Park next to Fort Talisi. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 102 James St, Tallassee AL 36078, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Alabama’s Tri-Counties River Region.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

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 New Spain,

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 walking distance of this marker: Nathan Bedford Forrest

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(here, next to this marker); The Tallassee Confederate Armory (here, next to this marker); Jefferson F. Davis (here, next to this marker); Thomas Jonathan Jackson (a few steps from this marker); Gen. Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson (a few steps from this marker); Gen. Robert E. Lee (a few steps from this marker); Robert E. Lee (a few steps from this marker); Tallassee Armory (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tallassee.

Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest Monument next to his interpretive marker on railing. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 11, 2024

2. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest Monument next to his interpretive marker on railing.

Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest Marker image. Click for full size.

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3. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest Marker

A Confederate States Army general during the Civil War and later the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan from 1867 to 1869.

Nearby Nathan Bedford Forrest Interpretive Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 11, 2024

4. Nearby Nathan Bedford Forrest Interpretive Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 12, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 307 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 12, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 3, 4. submitted on August 13, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.