Waverly in Humphreys County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Battle of Johnsonville

By Ken Smith, August 6, 2011

1. Battle of Johnsonville Marker

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On November 4, 1864, Major General Nathan Bedford Forrest's Confederate cavalry attacked and destroyed the river port of Johnsonville located ten miles west of here on the Tennessee River. Union losses included four gunboats, fourteen steamboats, seventeen barges, and roughly 95,000 tons of quartermaster stores. One hundred and fifty prisoners were captured. This Confederate victory is one of the few known instances of a cavalry defeating a naval force. In 1945 TVA's Kentucky Reservoir flooded Johnsonville.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3E 24.)

Marker series. This marker is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission marker series.

Location. 36° 4.955′ N, 87° 47.694′ W. Marker is in Waverly, Tennessee, in Humphreys County. Marker is at the intersection of Thompson Street and Mill Street (W. Court Square Street), on the right when traveling west on Thompson Street. Marker Location: S. Court St. & Mill St., behind courthouse, Waverly. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Waverly TN 37185, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other

By Ken Smith, August 6, 2011

2. Battle of Johnsonville Marker

markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Humphreys County (a few steps from this marker); Court House Bell (within shouting distance of this marker); Reynoldsburg (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Hill (within shouting distance of this marker); Welcome to Fort Waverly & The Humphreys County and Civil War Museum (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fort Hill at Waverly (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hurricane Mills (approx. 7.8 miles away); Home Place of Loretta Lynn (approx. 7.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Waverly.

Categories. • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels •

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Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on February 14, 2012, by Ken Smith of Milan, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 624 times since then and 2 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 14, 2012, by Ken Smith of Milan, Tennessee. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.

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