Hopkinsville in Christian County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Hdqrs. CSA Commander / 101 CSA Unknown
Photographed By Shane Oliver, January 12, 2021
1. Hdqrs. CSA Commander / 101 CSA Unknown Marker
Inscription.
Hdqrs. CSA Commander, also, 101 CSA Unknown. . ,
Hdqrs. CSA Commander . Nathan Bedford Forrest, stationed in Hopkinsville during winter of 1861-62, resided, with wife and daughter, in log house, the third residence south. As colonel, in command 6 companies CSA Cavalry, reconnoitered Union forces between here and the Ohio River; defeated gunboat, Conestoga, at Canton, also US force at Sacramento. Withdrew when CSA left Bowling Green. Over. ,
101 CSA Unknown . Six companies CSA Cavalry under Col. Forrest were camped a mile to the north at the old fairgrounds, while reconnoitering this area in winter, 1861-62. A severe epidemic swept the camp and several hundred men died. When the city enlarged cemetery, 1887, John C. Latham, native of Hopkinsville, had bodies of 101 unknown reinterred and a large monument erected. Over.
Hdqrs. CSA Commander
Nathan Bedford Forrest, stationed in Hopkinsville during winter of 1861-62, resided, with wife and daughter, in log house, the third residence south. As colonel, in command 6 companies CSA Cavalry, reconnoitered Union forces between here and the Ohio River; defeated gunboat, Conestoga, at Canton, also US force at Sacramento. Withdrew when CSA left Bowling Green. Over.
101 CSA Unknown
Six companies CSA Cavalry under Col. Forrest were camped a mile to the north at the old fairgrounds, while reconnoitering this area in winter, 1861-62. A severe epidemic swept the camp and several hundred men died. When the city enlarged cemetery, 1887, John C. Latham, native of Hopkinsville, had bodies of 101 unknown reinterred and a large monument erected. Over.
Erected 1965 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 880.)
is in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, in Christian County. Marker is at the intersection of North Main Street (U.S. 41) and Clark Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 530 North Main Street, Hopkinsville KY 42240, United States of America. Touch for directions.
6. Photo of Nathan Bedford Forrest as Lieutenant General.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 23, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 518 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on May 10, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 23, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.