McLemoresville in Carroll County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Forrest's Raid

Dec. 29, 1862

Photographed by Russell Keltner, circa September 23, 2010

1. Forrest's Raid Marker

Inscription. Forrest's Brigade, re-armed, and re-equipped with material and horses captured from the Federal storehouses which they had plundered, passed through here enroute to Lexington and their re-crossing of the Tennessee River at Clifton.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 4A 12.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list.

Location. 35° 59.26′ N, 88° 34.467′ W. Marker is in McLemoresville, Tennessee, in Carroll County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (State Highway 77) and College Street (State Highway 105), on the right when traveling south on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mc Lemoresville TN 38235, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: First County Court (within shouting distance of this marker); The Newman Walpole Cabin (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); McLemoresville United Methodist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Rev. John Neal Roach (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bethel College (approx. ¼ mile away);

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Reedy Creek Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Trezevant Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.2 miles away); Hillsman House (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in McLemoresville.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, February 2, 2025

2. Forrest's Raid Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 24, 2010, by Russ Keltner of Milan, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,715 times since then and 28 times this year. Last updated on January 8, 2012, by Ken Smith of Milan, Tennessee. Photos: 1. submitted on September 24, 2010, by Russ Keltner of Milan, Tennessee. 2. submitted on February 2, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.