Fairview in Coffee County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Battle Branch
September 2, 1864
Photographed by David J Gaines, April 11, 2012
1. Battle Branch Marker
Just east of this spot, at the branch head, a battle occurred between the Coffee County Home Guards and Wards Raiders, a group of Confederate deserters who had terrorized southeast Alabama and burned the Coffee County court house in Elba. One raider was killed and two were captured. Four Home Guard heroes were killed: William F. Beard, Robert P. Brooks, Make Carmichael, and Thomas P. Larkins.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 31° 14.325′ N, 86° 2.661′ W. Marker is in Fairview, Alabama, in Coffee County. It is on Alabama Route 87, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Elba AL 36323, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Holloway Tabernacle Church (approx. 4.8 miles away); Grancer's Ghost (approx. 6.3 miles away); Wellborn (approx. 6.4 miles away); Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 9.1 miles away); Enterprise Academy (approx. 11.9 miles away); Folsom Estate (approx. 12.1 miles away); Folsom Birthplace (approx. 12.1 miles away); Elba Lodge #170 AF & AM (approx. 12.2 miles away).
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Photographed by David J Gaines, April 11, 2012
2. Battle Branch Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2012, by David J Gaines of Pinson, Alabama. This page has been viewed 3,148 times since then and 116 times this year. Last updated on May 16, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 23, 2012, by David J Gaines of Pinson, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
