Travisville in Pickett County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Affair at Travisville

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 17, 2014

1. Affair at Travisville Marker

Inscription. In the first military action in Tennessee during the Civil War, Union troops of the 1st Kentucky Cavalry and the Home Guards of Houstonville Cavalry attacked a Confederate encampment at Travisville on September 29, 1861. The 100 Confederate troops refused to surrender. After being fired upon and losing four men, the Confederates retreated into the surrounding hills.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 2C 17.)

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. A significant historical date for this entry is September 29, 1861.

Location. 36° 35.045′ N, 84° 59.854′ W. Marker is in Travisville, Tennessee, in Pickett County. It is at the intersection of Caney Creek Road and Crabtree Road, on the right when traveling south on Caney Creek Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pall Mall TN 38577, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Tennessee’s Cumberland Plateau.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

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Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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: A different marker also named Affair at Travisville (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fentress County / Pickett County (approx. 1½ miles away); Sgt. Alvin C. York Educational Legacy (approx. 3.2 miles away); Sgt. Alvin C. York's Personal and Spiritual Life (approx. 3½ miles away); Wolf River Valley (approx. 3½ miles away); The York Grist Mill (approx. 3½ miles away); Sgt. York at Work (approx. 3½ miles away); Alvin and Gracie York's Home and Farm (approx. 3.6 miles away).

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 17, 2014

2. Affair at Travisville Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 8, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,703 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 8, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.