Tanner in Limestone County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Gen. N.B. Forrest, C.S.A.

North Alabama Raid

— September 23-30, 1864 —

Gen. N.B. Forrest, C.S.A. Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 3, 2009

1. Gen. N.B. Forrest, C.S.A. Marker

Inscription. Hemmed in by superior forces Forrest's fast~moving cavalry raided and destroyed Union supply lines and strong points, captured 2,360 men, valuable stores.

By swift action, surprise and bluff Forrest disrupted Union military plans from Decatur to Columbia.

Erected 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.

Location. 34° 40.407′ N, 86° 56.999′ W. Marker is in Tanner, Alabama, in Limestone County. It is on Bee Line Highway (U.S. 31), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tanner AL 35671, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Alabama

and in the Huntsville Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 the original Cherokee Nation,

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: Harris-Pryor House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Oakland United Methodist Church (approx. 1.1 miles away); Southeast Air Forces Training Center (approx. 1.6 miles away); Gen. Jos. Wheeler (approx. 4.1 miles away); Gamble House (approx. 4.2 miles away); Ingalls Shipyard (approx. 4.4 miles away); Burleson House (circa 1836)

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(approx. 4.4 miles away); “a place of importance” - Union Leadership at Decatur (approx. 4.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tanner.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 3, 2009

2. Gen. N.B. Forrest, C.S.A. Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 3, 2017. It was originally submitted on March 25, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 2,846 times since then and 74 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 25, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.