Forrest Reconnoitered

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 13, 2018

1. Forrest Reconnoitered Marker

Inscription. On reconnaissance and search for supplies, late Nov. 1861, CSA Gen. Nathan B. Forrest's cavalry scouted area. Reported USA forces of Gen. T. C. Crittenden gathered here. Forrest moved on to west. Again in area, Dec. 28, 1861, Forrest met and defeated Union scouting force in battle at Sacramento. CSA escaped capture by USA troops sent from Calhoun. See map over.

Reverse side map of: Confederate Raids and Invasions and a Federal Retreat, in Kentucky.

Erected 1964 by Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 665.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1861.

Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 37° 32.2′ N, 87° 15.645′ W. Marker was in Calhoun, Kentucky, in McLean County. It was on Poplar Street near West 2nd Street. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 210 W 2nd St, Calhoun KY 42327, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in the Tri-State Region

and in the Western Coal Field.

It was also in the American Midwest,

in the South,

in the Upper South,

and in the Ohio River Valley.

Globally, it was in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Camp Calhoun (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Camp Calhoun Cemetery (about 400 feet

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away); County Named / Calhoun (about 800 feet away); Corp. James Bethel Gresham Memorial Bridge (approx. 0.4 miles away); Rumsey (approx. 0.4 miles away); McLean County War Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Charles Hansford / Charles Hansford (1759-1850) (approx. 0.9 miles away); Union Camp Site / McLean County Recruits, Co. D 35 Regt. KY. Vol. Mounted Inf. (approx. 6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Calhoun.

More about this marker. Marker is not on its support. It is in the possession of McLean County Road Department due to being displaced from its support.

Also see . . . Explore Kentucky History on Forrest Reconnoitered. (Submitted on September 19, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Map on reverse side of Forrest Reconnoitered Marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 13, 2018

2. Map on reverse side of Forrest Reconnoitered Marker.

View of marker looking south on Poplar Street and truss bridge over Green River. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 13, 2018

3. View of marker looking south on Poplar Street and truss bridge over Green River.

Nathan Bedford Forrest (July 13, 1821 – October 29, 1877) image. Click for full size.

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4. Nathan Bedford Forrest (July 13, 1821 – October 29, 1877)

Forrest Reconnoitered Marker has been removed. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Victor T Hollowell, May 23, 2023

5. Forrest Reconnoitered Marker has been removed.

Only concrete post is left.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 19, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 524 times since then and 16 times this year. Last updated on March 11, 2025, by Victor T Hollowell of Owensboro, Kentucky. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 19, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 4. submitted on September 20, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 5. submitted on March 11, 2025, by Victor T Hollowell of Owensboro, Kentucky. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.