Pikeville in Bledsoe County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Bragg Invades Kentucky

Photographed by R. E. Smith, November 8, 2007

1. Bragg Invades Kentucky - Front

Inscription.
On Aug. 29, 1862, the Army of Mississippi was enroute to Kentucky: Army Headquarters was near Dunlap; Col. Joseph Wheeler's Cavalry Brigade was moving against Maj. Gen. A McD. McCook's Federal Division at Altamont. Advance elements of Maj. Gen Leonidas Polk's Right Wing were hereabouts; Maj. Gen. William J. Hardee's Left Wing had cleared Chattanooga.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 2B 24.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Events • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical date for this entry is August 29, 1862.

Location. 35° 37.014′ N, 85° 11.19′ W. Marker is in Pikeville, Tennessee, in Bledsoe County. It is on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pikeville TN 37367, 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,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the

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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 walking distance of this marker: Gov. James B. Frazier (approx. 0.7 miles away); John Bridgman House (approx. ¾ mile away); James Beriah Frazier (approx. ¾ mile away); Pikeville During the Civil War (approx. ¾ mile away); Bledsoe County (approx. ¾ mile away); Bledsoe County Veterans Memorial (approx. ¾ mile away); Dr. James A. Ross House (approx. 0.8 miles away); Pikeville African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pikeville.

Also see . . . Confederate Heartland Offensive. Wikipedia entry:
The Confederate Heartland Offensive (August 14 – October 10, 1862), also known as the Kentucky Campaign, was an American Civil War campaign conducted by the Confederate States Army in Tennessee and Kentucky where Generals Braxton Bragg and Edmund Kirby Smith tried to draw neutral Kentucky

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Photographed by R. E. Smith, November 8, 2007

2. Bragg Invades Kentucky - Back

into the Confederacy by outflanking Union troops under Major General Don Carlos Buell. Though they scored some successes, notably a tactical win at Perryville, they soon retreated, leaving Kentucky primarily under Union control for the rest of the war. (Submitted on October 15, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

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Photographed by R. E. Smith, November 8, 2007

3. Bragg Invades Kentucky

Credits. This page was last revised on December 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2007, by R. E. Smith of Nashville, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 3,312 times since then and 57 times this year. Last updated on March 12, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 10, 2007, by R. E. Smith of Nashville, Tennessee. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.