Eufaula in Barbour County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
General Grierson’s March
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, September 20, 2025
1. General Grierson’s March Marker
Inscription.
General Grierson’s March. . This road marks the entrance into Eufaula of Federal Troops on April 29, 1865. Lee had surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia on April 9. General Benjamin H. Grierson was advancing with four thousand cavalry from Mobile and was then about at Louisville. He had not heard of Lee’s surrender. Masters Edward Young and Edward Stern, mounted on horses and bearing flags of truce, were at once dispatched out this road, the direct route from Clayton, to meet General Grierson. They met General Grierson at Six-Mile Branch, delivered the message, and returned. Then Dr. C.J. Pope, Mayor, and a committee of city councilmen rode out to meet the Federal General and cavalry, leading them back into town down Broad Street and across the Chattahoochee to camp at Harrison’s Mill near Georgetown Georgia., The town never surrendered, though Eufaula remained under federal military restriction about 4 to 5 months. Good order prevailed and all private rights were respected.
This road marks the entrance into Eufaula of Federal Troops on April 29, 1865. Lee had surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia on April 9. General Benjamin H. Grierson was advancing with four thousand cavalry from Mobile and was then about at Louisville. He had not heard of Lee’s surrender. Masters Edward Young and Edward Stern, mounted on horses and bearing flags of truce, were at once dispatched out this road, the direct route from Clayton, to meet General Grierson. They met General Grierson at Six-Mile Branch, delivered the message, and returned. Then Dr. C.J. Pope, Mayor, and a committee of city councilmen rode out to meet the Federal General and cavalry, leading them back into town down Broad Street and across the Chattahoochee to camp at Harrison’s Mill near Georgetown Georgia.
The town never surrendered, though Eufaula remained under federal military restriction about 4 to 5 months. Good order prevailed and all private rights were respected.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1937.
Location. 31° 53.578′ N, 85° 9.14′ W. Marker is in Eufaula, Alabama, in Barbour County. It is on West Broad Street, in the median. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 534 West Broad Street, Eufaula AL 36027, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in the Black Belt, and in the Wiregrass. 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 territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, September 20, 2025
2. General Grierson’s March Marker (looking west)
Photographed by Tim Carr, March 16, 2007
3. General Grierson’s March Marker East View
Photographed by Tim Carr, June 16, 2007
4. General Grierson’s March Marker is located in front of Kendall Minor circa 1850s
Photographed by Tim Carr, March 16, 2007
5. General Grierson’s March Marker West View
Credits. This page was last revised on September 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 25, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 3,061 times since then and 50 times this year. Last updated on May 3, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos:1, 2. submitted on September 22, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 25, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
