Hanceville in Cullman County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

General Forrest’s

Photographed by Tim Carr, July 31, 2010

1. General Forrest’s Marker

Inscription. Pursuit and Union Col. Streight’s defense, from Battle Ground (26 M. - NW) to capture at Lawrence (80 M. - East) - said to be greatest cavalry fight in modern warfare. It passed here May 1, 1863.

Erected 1950 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 month for this entry is May 1888.

Location. 34° 5.283′ N, 86° 47.717′ W. Marker is in Hanceville, Alabama, in Cullman County. It is on U.S. 31 south of Day Gap Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7400 US-31, Hanceville AL 35077, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Alabama.

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 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: History of a Name (approx. 2.4 miles away); Bent But Not Broken (approx. 5.4 miles away); The Little School House (approx. 5.7 miles away); Colonel John G. Cullmann (approx. 6 miles away); The Ave Maria Grotto (approx.

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6.3 miles away); St. John’s Evangelical Protestant Church (approx. 6.4 miles away); Sand Mountain Plateau (approx. 6½ miles away); Weiss Cottage (approx. 6½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hanceville.

Also see . . . Encyclopedia of Alabama Streight's Raid. (Submitted on March 3, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

General Forrest’s at Johnsons Crossing image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Carr, July 31, 2010

2. General Forrest’s at Johnsons Crossing

General Nathan Bedford Forrest (C.S.A.) / Colonel Abel Delos Streight (U.S.A.) image. Click for full size.

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3. General Nathan Bedford Forrest (C.S.A.) / Colonel Abel Delos Streight (U.S.A.)

Photographed by Tim Carr, July 31, 2010

4. General Forrest’s Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 31, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 2,518 times since then and 79 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 29, 2025. 2. submitted on July 31, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. 3. submitted on March 3, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 4. submitted on July 31, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.