Tallassee in Elmore County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Tallassee Armory

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 11, 2024

1. Tallassee Armory Marker

Marker was repainted more than 8 years ago.

Inscription. Only Confederate armory not destroyed during the Civil War.
Col. Gorgas, ordnance chief, had carbine shop moved here
into Tallassee Mfg. Co. mill in spring, 1864 as war threatened Richmond, Va. armory.
War ended before plant neared goal of 6,000 carbines per year.
In 1864 Rousseau's raid bypassed it.
1865: forces under Gen. Wilson misled by faulty map, marched 10 miles east; threat of Forrest barred their return.

Erected 1965 by Alabama Historical Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1864.

Location. 32° 32.102′ N, 85° 53.461′ W. Marker is in Tallassee, Alabama, in Elmore County. It is at the intersection of Barnett Boulevard (Alabama Route 14) and Outer Drive, on the right when traveling east on Barnett Boulevard. Located just west of the Thurlow Dam. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tallassee AL 36078, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Alabama’s Tri-Counties River Region.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

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 New Spain,

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: The Tallassee Confederate Armory (within shouting distance of this marker); Nathan Bedford Forrest (within shouting distance of this marker); Thomas Jonathan Jackson

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest (within shouting distance of this marker); Gen. Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson (within shouting distance of this marker); Jefferson F. Davis (within shouting distance of this marker); Robert E. Lee (within shouting distance of this marker); Gen. Robert E. Lee (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tallassee.

Tallassee Armory Marker with Thurlow Dam & Reservoir in background. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 11, 2024

2. Tallassee Armory Marker with Thurlow Dam & Reservoir in background.

Tallassee Armory Marker prior to be repainted. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 12, 2013

3. Tallassee Armory Marker prior to be repainted.

Marker area looking West on State Route 14. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 26, 2014

4. Marker area looking West on State Route 14.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 18, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 2,415 times since then and 45 times this year. Last updated on May 25, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 11, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 3. submitted on August 18, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 4. submitted on December 26, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.