Paducah in McCracken County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Forrest's Headquarters

Photographed by William Bruce, December 22, 2015

1. Forrest's Headquarters Marker

Inscription. In a grove of trees at this site, CSA Gen. Nathan B. Forrest had headquarters, Battle of Paducah, March 25, 1864. USA Fort Anderson attacked, warehouses burned, about 60 homes destroyed by USA after battle. CSA lost 300 men, withdrew that night. This battle climaxed Forrest's memorable raid seeking horses, ammunition, and medicines.
Presented by Western Kentucky Gas Company

Erected 1969 by Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Departmentof Highways. (Marker Number 1287.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is March 25, 1864.

Location. 37° 4.828′ N, 88° 36.824′ W. Marker is in Paducah, Kentucky, in McCracken County. It is at the intersection of Broadway Street (Business U.S. 45) and South 15th Street, on the right when traveling east on Broadway Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1501-1515 Broadway St, Paducah KY 42001, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Jackson Purchase.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the South,

in the Upper South,

and in the Ohio River Valley.

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: Fountain Avenue United Methodist Church (approx. ¼ mile away); Linn Boyd Home — 1853 (approx. 0.3 miles away); Gen. Lloyd Tilghman (approx. 0.4 miles away); Chief Paduke (approx. 0.4 miles away); Grave of John T. Scopes / Scopes "Monkey Trial"

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(approx. half a mile away); Patriot Burials (approx. half a mile away); Desert Storm Memorial (approx. half a mile away); St. Paul Lutheran Church (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paducah.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Dr. Reuben Saunders (1808-1891) (was approx. half a mile away but has been confirmed missing).

Forrest's Headquarters Marker: located in front of Katterjohn Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Bruce, December 22, 2015

2. Forrest's Headquarters Marker: located in front of Katterjohn Building

Forrest's Headquarters Marker on Broadway Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Bruce, December 22, 2015

3. Forrest's Headquarters Marker on Broadway Street

Forrest's Headquarters Marker: set in sidewalk image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Bruce, December 22, 2015

4. Forrest's Headquarters Marker: set in sidewalk

Gen. N.B. Forrest's Cavalrymen dismounted here before their attack on Fort Anderson at the river March 25, 1864

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 26, 2015, by William Bruce of Madison, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,255 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 26, 2015, by William Bruce of Madison, Wisconsin. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.