Near Munfordville in Hart County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Battle of Rowletts Station

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 9, 2015

1. Battle of Rowletts Station Marker

Inscription. Four hundred yards west of this site, December 17, 1861, Colonel B.F. Terry, 8th Texas Cavalry, CSA, was killed. He was leading his Rangers in a charge against troops, formed in a hollow square, of the 32nd Indiana Volunteers under the command of Colonel August Willich.

Presented by Texas Division,
Sons of Confederate Veterans

Erected 1974 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1504.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society, and the Sons of Confederate Veterans/United Confederate Veterans series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is December 17, 1861.

Location. 37° 15.051′ N, 85° 53.332′ W. Marker is near Munfordville, Kentucky, in Hart County. It is on S. Dixie Highway (U.S. 31W) 0.2 miles south of Charlie Dowling Road, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Munfordville KY 42765, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave Country

and in the Pennyroyal

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Region.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Battle of Rowletts Station (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Battle of Munfordville (approx. 0.2 miles away); Rowlett's Station (approx. 0.3 miles away); Battle of Munfordville: Day 1 (approx. 0.4 miles away); Anthony Woodson Farm (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Woodson Farm/The Preserve (approx. 0.4 miles away); Kentucky and the Western War (approx. 0.4 miles away); Battle of Munfordville: Siege (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Munfordville.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. This list includes a historical marker about Terry’s Texas Rangers and a memorial erected by the State of Texas for its soldiers who

Battle of Rowletts Station Marker on S. Dixie Highway (US 31W) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 9, 2015

2. Battle of Rowletts Station Marker on S. Dixie Highway (US 31W)

View to southwest with marker on left (east) side of highway

served on Kentucky battlefields.

Also see . . .
1. Battle of Rowlett's Station - Wikipedia entry. (Submitted on September 6, 2015.)
2. Battle for the Bridge Historic Preserve. Official website of the nearby preserve which includes lands of the Battle of Rowlett's Station. (Submitted on September 6, 2015.)

View to North Along S. Dixie Highway (US 31W) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 9, 2015

3. View to North Along S. Dixie Highway (US 31W)

Marker is on right (east) side of highway

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 9, 2015

4. Battle of Rowletts Station Marker

View to southeast across S. Dixie Highway (US 31W)

View to West from near Marker Location image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 9, 2015

5. View to West from near Marker Location

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,182 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 6, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.