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By Mark Hilton, April 6, 2019
The Battle of Fort Blakeley Marker with Redoubt #4 in background.
RANKED RELEVANCE, THEN GEOGRAPHICALLY
| On Battlefield Road 0.3 miles east of Green Street. |
| | You are standing on the site of the last grand charge of the Civil War, made during the Battle of Fort Blakeley on April 9. 1865. The battle was the climax of a months-long campaign that led ultimately to the capture of the city of Mobile by Union . . . — — Map (db m131890) HM |
| On Battlefield Road 0.8 miles east of Green Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| |
The Battle of Fort Blakely April 9, 1865 was the last major battle of the Civil War. This 67 acre part of the Blakeley Battlefield was acquired in 2002 with assistance of grants from the Land & Water Conservation Fund administered by the National . . . — — Map (db m87296) HM |
| On Battlefield Road, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Greater gallantry than was shown by officers and men could hardly be desired. The (troops) were burning with an impulse to do honor to their race, and rushed forward with intense enthusiasm, in face of a terrible fire."
Brig. Gen. . . . — — Map (db m131903) HM |
| Near Fort Morgan Road (Alabama Route 180) 2 miles west of Dune Drive, on the right when traveling west. |
| |
American Forces
158 Men
20 Cannons
Casualties
3 Killed; 5 Wounded
British Forces
852 Men
130 Creek Indians
4 Ships; 80 Cannon
23 Killed; 47 Wounded
On September 11, 1814, HMS Hermes, HMS . . . — — Map (db m118333) HM |
| On Fort Morgan Road (Alabama Route 180) 2 miles west of Dune Drive, on the left when traveling west. |
| |
American Forces
370 Men
28 Cannon
Casualties
1 Killed; 18 Wounded
British Forces
3000 Men
38 Ships
28 Cannon (not including those on ships)
13 Killed; 18 Wounded
A map of the Second Battle of Fort . . . — — Map (db m118334) HM |
| Near Fort Morgan Road (State Highway 180) 1.7 miles west of Dune Drive. |
| | As the Hartford and Brooklyn steamed into the lower bay, the Tennessee tried to ram both in succession but was too slow and had to let them pass. Admiral Buchanan then exchanged broadsides with the rest of Admiral Farragut’s . . . — — Map (db m69617) HM |
| Near Fort Morgan Road (State Highway 180) 1.7 miles west of Dune Drive. |
| | Eager to attack Mobile Bay since 1862, U. S. Admiral David Farragut knew he could not capture control of the lower bay without the support of the army and without a flotilla of ironclad monitors to confront the Confederate ironclad CSS . . . — — Map (db m68815) HM |
| Near Fort Morgan Road (Alabama Route 180) 1.7 miles west of Dune Drive when traveling west. |
| |
At 7:25 a.m., August 5, 1864, Admiral Farragut’s lead monitor Tecumseh steered into the torpedo field at the mouth of Mobile Bay. The admiral had ordered Commander Tunis Craven, the Tecumseh’s captain, to engage the ram . . . — — Map (db m69412) HM |
| On Bull Run Road east of Spanish Main Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Twenty-nine Union field guns, manned by men of the 3d Indiana,
1st Illinois and 2d Iowa Batteries, shelled these Confederate trenches
for 13 consecutive days and nights. The fact that these trenches were
never breached, attests to the courage of . . . — — Map (db m100873) HM |
| On Monroe Lane north of Southern Way, in the median. |
| | On the evening of April 8th, 1865, while the Confederate fortifications were being shelled by Union artillery, the 8th Iowa Infantry advanced from near this point to the Confederate left and captured a part of the works, in hand to hand fighting. . . . — — Map (db m100883) HM |
| On Local Road 26 at Dunn Lane, on the right when traveling east on Local Road 26. |
| | Nathan Bedford Forrest attacked Col. Streight’s column as it crossed Locust’s swift waters, causing the Federals to make tremendous exertions to complete the movement, contributing thereby to Streight’s eventual surrender of his entire command to . . . — — Map (db m28320) HM |
| On McCullars Lane west of County Road 73, on the left when traveling west. |
| | At this site, on Nov. 3, 1813, after the Battle of
Tallasehatchee, known then as Talluschatches,
during the Creek Indian War,
Gen. Andrew Jackson found a dead
Creek Indian woman embracing her living
infant son. Gen. Jackson, upon hearing that . . . — — Map (db m36551) HM |
| On McCullars Lane west of County Road 73, on the left when traveling west. |
| | This stone marks the site of the Tallasahatchie Battle Field. On this spot Lieut. Gen. John Coffee with Gen. Andrew Jackson's men won a victory over the Creek Indians, Nov. 3, 1813. — — Map (db m36554) HM |
| Near County Road 45 0.3 miles west of State Route 22, on the right when traveling west. |
| | On April 1, 1865 near here the forces of Lt Gen Nathan Bedford Forrest, CSA, engaged the forces of Maj Gen James H. Wilson, USA. The 17th Indiana Infantry Regiment, led by Lt Col Frank White, made a cavalry charge with sabers, resulting in hand to . . . — — Map (db m133588) HM |
| Near County Road 45 north of County Road 315. |
| | Memorial
to
Union Soldiers Lost at the
Battle of Old Ebenezer Church
April 1, 1865 — — Map (db m129770) WM |
| On Shady Grove Road (Alabama Route 9) at Alabama Route 63, on the right when traveling north on Shady Grove Road. |
| | Hostile Creeks attacked Andrew Jackson, withdrawing to Ft. Strother, Jan. 24, 1814. His troops broke through lines, kept on to Ft. Strother. But Creeks boasted that they defeated 'Capt. Jack', drove him to the Coosa. — — Map (db m95076) HM |
| On Alabama Route 87, on the left when traveling south. |
| | The only battle fought in Coffee County during The War Between the States.
Just east of this spot, at the branch head, a battle occurred between the Coffee County Home Guards and Ward’s Raiders, a group of Confederate deserters who had . . . — — Map (db m83328) HM |
| | Obtained from Ft. Rucker, AL by American Legion Post No. 31
April 28, 1999
*Weapons: 105 mm rifled cannon. 7.62 mm and .50 caliber machine guns.
*Engine: 750 hp. 12 cylinder air-cooled diesel.
*Crew-4 men: Weight-107.900 lb.: Speed-30 mph: . . . — — Map (db m107646) HM |
| On U.S. 278 at County Road 1145, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 278. |
| |
Here Gen. Forrest (C.S.A.) overtook
Col. Streight’s raiders (U.S.A.)
In hand-to-hand battle after dark 3 horses shot from under Forrest, Union force fled southward with Forrest in . . . — — Map (db m33802) HM |
| On U.S. 31, on the right. |
| | Here Gen. Forrest (C.S.A.) overtook larger force of Col. Streight (U.S.A.)
Forrest attacked three times. Streight fled toward Rome to destroy Confederate railroad. — — Map (db m33808) HM |
| On County Road 1136 0.4 miles north of Route 1145, on the right when traveling north. |
| |
"This was a glorious fight, one that did the soldiers' hearts good to look upon, made there in the mountains in the darkness of the night, almost hand-to-hand, with only the light from the vivid flash of the artillery and . . . — — Map (db m101089) HM |
| On U.S. 231 north of State Road 123, on the right when traveling north. |
| | (Front):Veterans Memorial Bridge - 1921This reinforced concrete river bridge, thought to be the first in Alabama. Was erected over Pea River in 1920-21 at a cost of $92,108.97. It was dedicated on August 3, 1921 as a memorial to the 57 men . . . — — Map (db m36511) HM |
| Near South Marion Street north of West Washington Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | This stone marks the site
of the surrender of
Col. Wallace Campbell U.S.A.
to
Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest C.S.A.
Sept. 24, 1864
Erected by N.B. Forrest Chapter
Alabama Div. U.D.C. 1902
In commemoration of the
triumph of their . . . — — Map (db m154212) HM WM |
| On Elkmont Road/North Jefferson Street (State Highway 127) south of Upper Fort Hampton Road (County Road 49), on the right when traveling south. |
| | On Sept. 25, 1864 Gen. N.B. Forrest's Confederate cavalry, with Morton's battery of 4 guns, attacked and captured the Union fort near here. The fort consisted of a square redoubt, rifle pits, two blockhouses, and some frame buildings. It protected a . . . — — Map (db m60870) HM |
| Near Virginia Street 1 mile east of South Ann Street. |
| |
This memorial marks the burial site of
Union and Confederate soldiers who fought
in the Battle of Coffeeville December 5 1862
some known by name - others known but to God
Pvt J C Barret • Pvt Henry Byers
Co B 26 Miss Regt • Co C . . . — — Map (db m86447) WM |
| Near Virginia Street 0.1 miles east of South Ann Street. |
| |
Ill. 76th Vol. Inf.
In Memory
of our Heroes
Who Fell at
Fort Blakely, Ala.
April 9, 1865
——
2nd Brig. 2nd Div.
13th Army Corps.
William T. Duke • Micajah S. Moore • William Crimes • George H. Hopkins • George . . . — — Map (db m86870) WM |
| Near Virginia Street 0.1 miles east of South Ann Street. |
| |
This memorial is dedicated to
US Navy, US Marine Corps, and
Confederate States Navy personnel
who lost their lives in the
Battle of Mobile Bay, Civil War
August 5, 1864 — — Map (db m86446) WM |
| Near Dauphin Street at St Emanuel Street. |
| |
One of the fiercest
and most decisive
battles in naval
history
Commemorated
on the centennial
August 5 1964 — — Map (db m86449) HM |
| Near Monroe Street east of North Bainbridge Street when traveling east. |
| |
The Confederate Congress never issued any regulations specifying which type flag should be carried by regiments in the field. Early in the war, flags were made at home for presentation to individual companies. At first, national flags replaced . . . — — Map (db m86056) HM |
| Near Upper Wetumpka Road at North Ripley Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | (side 1)
Brigadier General Birkett Davenport Fry, CSA
Born Virginia; educated VMI and West Point; fought in Mexico; practiced law in California; married Alabamian whose family owned the Tallassee cotton mill; served as general in . . . — — Map (db m86065) HM |
| Near Bank Street NE at Church Street NE. |
| |
The Battle of Decatur, Oct. 26-29, 1864, was the result of Confederate Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood's effort to move his army across the Tennessee River and into central Tennessee in an attempt to reclaim Nashville. The engagement occurred as part of . . . — — Map (db m91145) HM |
| On Bank Street Northeast north of Church Street Northeast, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Following the fall of Atlanta on September 2, 1864, Confederate General John Bell Hood, Commander of the Army of Tennessee, began a series of maneuvers against the Union line of supply running from Atlanta through Northwest Georgia, North Alabama, . . . — — Map (db m28208) HM |
| | On July 14, 1864 a small group of brave Confederate Cavalry under General James H. Clanton approximately 300 strong were overwhelmed by a vastly superior Union Cavalry force under General L. H. Rousseau. The Confederates were attempting to protect . . . — — Map (db m35593) HM |
| On Jenifer Road at Campbell Road, on the right when traveling north on Jenifer Road. |
| | A.J. Buttram, killed in the Battle of
Munford, was the last Confederate
soldier killed east of the Mississippi.
The monument in his memory was
unveiled November 4, 1914, by the
John Tyler Morgan UDC Chapter and
rededicated in 2015 by the . . . — — Map (db m144902) HM |
| On East Battle Street at Court Street North, on the right when traveling west on East Battle Street. |
| | Here Andrew Jackson led Tennessee Volunteers and friendly Indians to victory over hostile “Red Sticks.”
This action rescued friendly Creeks besieged in Fort Leslie.
Creek Indian War 1813 - 1814. — — Map (db m28205) HM |
| On North Broadnax Street at West Cusseta Street, on the right when traveling south on North Broadnax Street. |
| | This tablet is placed by
Tallapoosa County
in commemoration of the
one hundredth anniversary
of the
Battle Of Horseshoe Bend,
fought within its limits
on March 27, 1814.
There the Creek Indians, led by
Menawa and other chiefs, . . . — — Map (db m28751) HM |
| On State Highway 49 north of U.S. 280, on the right when traveling north. |
| | There on March 27, 1814 General Andrew Jackson commanding U. S. forces and friendly Indians, broke the power of the Creek Confederacy. — — Map (db m39812) HM |
| On State Highway 22 East at Church Street, on the right when traveling north on State Highway 22 East. |
| | Jackson fortified position here during Creek Indian War (1813-1814). Although repeated attacks by the Red Sticks were repulsed, Jackson withdrew with the Indians pursuing. — — Map (db m45736) HM |
| On Rim Road (Forest Road 300) 12 miles east of Arizona Route 87, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Seven miles north of this point a band of Apache Indians were defeated by United States troops on July 17, 1882. A group of tribesmen from the San Carlos Apache reservation had attacked some ranches in the vicinity, killing several settlers. Cavalry . . . — — Map (db m67424) HM |
| Near West Alameda Street. |
| | Front of monument:
World War II
December 16, 1944
January 25, 1945
Triumph of Courage
Rear of monument:
The Battle of the Bulge
was fought by the U.S. Army in the heavily forested Ardennes region of eastern . . . — — Map (db m83246) WM |
| Near Interstate 10. Reported missing. |
| | Dedicated to those Confederate frontiersmen who occupied Arizona Territory, C.S.A., created by President Jefferson Davis, February 14, 1862. Just two months later, ten of Capt. Sherod Hunter's Confederate Cavalrymen successfully defended Picacho . . . — — Map (db m73899) HM |
| On U.S. 165 at State Route 169, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 165. |
| | On January 9, 1863, Gen. John McClernand and Adm. David D. Porter led a 30,000 man army and a flotilla of Union gunboats up the Arkansas River to confront Gen. T.J. Churchill's 5,000 Confederates at Arkansas Post. The gunboats bombarded Fort Hindman . . . — — Map (db m107701) HM |
| On West Broadway Avenue at Arkansas Street, in the median on West Broadway Avenue. |
| |
[Northeast face]
Officers and men killed on
the U.S.S. Mound City
{List of 124 dead}
[Northwest face]
Near this spot, on June 17, 1862,
a decisive engagement was
fought between the Conf-
ederates entrenched and
the . . . — — Map (db m108071) WM |
| On State Highway 43 near State Highway 72, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Occurred on Oct. 22, 1862. While Gen. James G. Blunt was encamped on the old Pea Ridge battlefield, word came that Gen. Douglas H. Cooper and Col. Stand Watie's Indian regiment were at old Fort Wayne across the line from Maysville. On Oct. 20 he . . . — — Map (db m52281) HM |
| On U.S. 82 at Pugh Circle, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 82. |
| | It is the morning of June 6, 1864. Rain has created a muddy mess. To your left are four cannon. To your right are 600 cavalrymen and two more cannon. These men served under Confederate Colonel Colten Greene. To your front is Ditch Bayou, and 700 . . . — — Map (db m90432) HM |
| | In April 1863 a Confederate army of 5000 men commanded by General John S. Marmaduke advanced into Missouri. Forced to retreat before superior Union forces, the Confederates on May 1-2 fought a successful delaying action here while their army crossed . . . — — Map (db m4911) HM |
| On Old Camden Road 0.8 miles south of Marks Cemetery Road, on the left. |
| |
Battle of Marks' Mills
On April 23, 1864, a Union force with 240 wagons left Camden to get supplies from Pine Bluff for Gen. Frederick Steele's army. Gen. James Fagan's Confederate cavalrymen ambushed them at Marks' Mills on April 25. . . . — — Map (db m121150) HM |
| On Old Camden Road 0.4 miles south of Marks Cemetery Road, on the right when traveling south. |
| | The Battle of Mark's Mill, fought here on April 25, 1864, was a complete Confederate victory. General James F. Fagan's Confederate cavalry having surprised and captured a Union army of 2,000 men and 240 wagon loads of supplies. General Powell . . . — — Map (db m121283) HM |
| On Arkansas Route 97 at Arkansas Route 8, on the left when traveling north on State Route 97. |
| | Early on the morning of April 25, the Confederates blocked the Pine Bluff Road near the Marks family home and mills. The first Union wagons arrived around 9:30 a.m. The Confederates shot the horses and driver of the lead Union wagon and launched the . . . — — Map (db m121327) HM |
| On Old Camden Road 0.5 miles south of Marks Cemetery Road, on the left when traveling east. |
| |
Facts
After getting in the neighborhood of the supply train Gen. Shelby was ordered on the road leading to Mount Elba to intercept the train and attack the front. Cabell's Brigade moved up to the road leading direct to Marks' Mills. As they . . . — — Map (db m121658) HM |
| On Arkansas Route 8 at Arkansas Route 97, on the left when traveling south on State Route 8. |
| |
Front
Fought here on April 25, 1864
was a complete Confederate victory
General James F. Fagan's Division of Confederate
cavalry surprised and captured a Union supply
train of 2000 men and 240 wagonloads of supplies.
General . . . — — Map (db m121310) HM WM |
| On South Main Street at West Washington Avenue, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street. |
| | The Battle of Jonesboro took place at the Craighead County Court House in Jonesboro, Arkansas, on August 2, 1862. Company I, 30th Arkansas Infantry of the Fifth Trans-Mississippi Confederate army, under the command of Captain Mitchel A. Adair, . . . — — Map (db m116608) HM |
| On North Main Street north of East 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| |
Road to Marks' Mills
Gen. Frederick Steele’s Union army set out from Little Rock on March 23, 1864, to join a second army in Louisiana and invade Texas. He made it as far as modern-day Prescott before turning toward Camden in hopes of . . . — — Map (db m121222) HM |
| Near State Highway 46 1.9 miles south of State Highway 291, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Erected in memory of the soldiers of the Confederacy, who gave their lives for the cause at the Battle of Jenkins Ferry, April 30, 1864, Dedicated September 19, 1928, by the James F. Fagan and Jenkins Ferry Chapters of the United Daughters of the . . . — — Map (db m37303) HM |
| Near State Highway 46 1.9 miles south of State Highway 291, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Tablet #1 Jenkins' Ferry State Park Act 10 of 1961 authorized this 37-acre state park as a commemorative site and recreation area. The park includes the ferry site where you are standing. The ferry was operated by the Jenkins' family . . . — — Map (db m37304) HM |
| On West Barraque Street just west of North Main Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | During the morning and early afternoon of October 25, 1863, Colonel Powell Clayton commander of federal troops occupying Pine Bluff, successfully repulsed a three-pronged confederate attack of forces of General John S. Marmaduke. Cotton bales . . . — — Map (db m30578) HM |
| On Arkansas Route 31 at Flynt Lane, on the right when traveling north on State Route 31. |
| | On August 25, 1863 U.S. and Confederate Cavalry clashed near here. The initial battle involving approximately 7,000 men occurred east of the town. After a brief artillery duel, Col. Geiger's US troopers forced the retreat of Gen. Marmaduke's CS . . . — — Map (db m116458) HM |
| On State Highway 198 when traveling east. |
| | On May 10, 1862, Confederates defeated the Union navy in one of only two Civil War gunboat fleet engagements on the Mississippi River, ramming and sinking two Union ironclads, Cincinnati and Mound City. A reinforced Union armada routed the . . . — — Map (db m36320) HM |
| | In the fall of 1864, much of the Confederate infantry in Arkansas was ordered to move to Camden to protect the approaches to Texas during General Sterling Price’s absences in being transferred to the Missouri Campaign.
In September 1864, . . . — — Map (db m106889) HM WM |
| Near Yorkshire Drive 0.1 miles east of Audubon Drive (Business U.S. 49) when traveling east. |
| | Confederate General Theophilus Holmes wanted to regain control of Helena, an island of Union control in Confederate Arkansas. His attack failed. Miscommunication, lack of information, and the determined resistance of the Union troops, who vowed not . . . — — Map (db m107941) HM |
| On Natchez Street at Missouri Street, on the right when traveling north on Natchez Street. |
| | From where you are standing, you would have had a ringside seat for the battle of Helena.
On a brutally hot July 4, 1863, Confederate General Theophilus Holmes launched a three-pronged attack on the small Union garrison at Helena. Union . . . — — Map (db m52026) HM |
| On Columbia Street south of Perry Street (Business U.S. 49), on the right when traveling south. |
| | Confederate General Theophilus Holmes wanted to regain control of Helena, an island of Union control in Confederate Arkansas. His attack failed. Miscommunication, lack of information, and the determined resistance of the Union troops, who vowed not . . . — — Map (db m107937) HM |
| Near East Trickey Lane at Military Road. |
| | The first action of the Battle of Reed's Bridge occurred east
of where you are standing when 125 Missouri Confederates
opened fire on Brigadier General John Wynn Davidson's
Union cavalry division at about 11 a.m. on August 27, 1863.
The . . . — — Map (db m116603) HM |
| On South First Street (Arkansas Route 161) at Lakeshore Drive, on the right when traveling south on South First Street. |
| | As Reed's Bridge burned and Confederate artillery broke up
the charge of the First Iowa Cavalry Regiment, Union artillery
opened fire on Brigadier General John S. Marmaduke at his
position near Lt. Charlie Bell's "little teaser" prairie gun. . . . — — Map (db m116569) HM |
| Near East Trickey Lane at Military Road. |
| | On August 27, 1863 the Federal army was advancing along the Military Road toward Little Rock when its Cavalry Division of 6,000 men under Gen. John W. Davidson attempted a crossing here and was met by a Confederate force of 4,000 under Gen. John S. . . . — — Map (db m116508) HM |
| On Fourche Dam Pike at East Roosevelt Road, on the left when traveling south on Fourche Dam Pike. |
| | In this vicinity, on September 10, 1863, an invading Federal column under Gen'l Frederick Steele defeated Confederate forces under Gen'l John Marmaduke in the Battle of Little Rock — — Map (db m116460) HM |
| Near Lindsey Road 0.3 miles east of Interstate 440. |
| | Looking northeast to your right about 300 yards downstream, you can see the area of the primary fighting of the Battle of Bayou Fourche. Fighting began about noon on Wednesday, September 10, 1863, after Union Brigadier General John Davidson's troops . . . — — Map (db m116532) HM |
| On S. Reynolds Road (State Highway 183) 0.1 miles south of Griffis Road, on the right when traveling south. |
| | After the fall of Little Rock to Union forces in September, 1863, the area immediately south of the Arkansas River became a No Man’s Land. On the morning of October 23, 1864, a Federal detachment of the 7th Army Corps, returning to Little Rock after . . . — — Map (db m96635) HM |
| On Morgans Way 0.1 miles west of Red Pine Drive. |
| | On July 27, 1864 Confederates led by Gen. Richard M. Gano surprised an outpost of the Sixth Kansas Cavalry at nearby Caldwell's Place. The Federal force was routed with a loss of 25 killed and wounded, 127 prisoners and much equipment. The . . . — — Map (db m52566) HM |
| On State Highway 45 just north of Patterson Road. |
| | Late in November 1862, Gen. John S. Marmaduke
with 2,000 cavalry occupied Cane Hill Ridge.
Gen. James G. Blunt with 5,000 cavalry and
infantry and 30 pieces of artillery met them
at dawn Nov. 28, 1862. Retreating slowly,
making stands at . . . — — Map (db m66696) HM |
| On East Douglas Street (U.S. 62), on the right when traveling west on East Douglas Street. |
| | The battle on this field was fought between the Confederate army of General T.C. Hindman (Arkansas) and Federal forces commanded by Generals James G. Blunt (Kansas) and F.J. Herron (Iowa). Battlefield Park occupies the approximate center of the . . . — — Map (db m35248) HM |
| On East Douglas Street (U.S. 62), on the right when traveling west. |
| | This tower was the chimney of Rhea's Mill, which stood 6 miles northwest of this spot. The mill was operated by the Federal army before and after the battle of Prairie Grove. General Blunt's supply train was at Rhea's during the battle, under guard . . . — — Map (db m35276) HM |
| Near Arkansas Route 33 at Woodruff Road (County Road 165), on the right when traveling north. |
| | As Maj. Gen. Frederick Steele's Union army marched into southwest Arkansas in the spring of 1864, Col. C.C. Andrews was ordered to lead an expedition to Woodruff County. The column's orders were to keep Brig. Gen. Dandridge McRae from recruiting . . . — — Map (db m116643) HM |
| On West Main Street (Arkansas Route 38) east of Elm, on the right when traveling east. |
| | July 7, 1862, the 11th Wisconsin Infantry of the Federals, commanded by Colonel Hovey, met the Confederate Texas Cavalry commanded by General Rust at Hills Plantation and engaged in a bitter fight.
The Battle of Cache River or Cotton Plant is . . . — — Map (db m116454) HM |
| On Buff Road north of Washington Boulevard, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Near this site, on January 3, 1847, was fought the
Battle of the Rio San Gabriel
between American forces commanded by Capt. Robert F. Stockton, U.S. Navy, Commander-in- chief, Brig. Gen. Stephen W. Kearney, U.S. Army, and . . . — — Map (db m51042) HM |
| On S. Santa Fe Avenue at E. Vernon Avenue, on the right when traveling south on S. Santa Fe Avenue. |
| | First marker: On this site was fought La Batalla de La Mesa Battle of La Mesa January 9th, 1847 Commodore Robert Field Stockton U.S.N. in command of American forces and General Jose Maria Flores commanding the Californians Second . . . — — Map (db m143400) HM |
| On California Route 139, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Two Warm Springs Indians, acting
as scouts with the U.S. Army were
killed at the Battle of Dry Lake.
That final battle of the Modoc War
was fought about 10 miles S.E. of here,
May 10, 1873. They were brought to
the Peninsula Camp, just . . . — — Map (db m151905) HM |
| On San Juan Grade Road at Crazy Horse Canyon Road on San Juan Grade Road. |
| | Combined American forces under Captains Charles D. Burrass (or Burroughs) and Bluford K. Thompson clashed with Comandante Manuel de Jesús Castro's Californians in this vicinity on November 16, 1846. Casualties on each side consisted of several men . . . — — Map (db m26646) HM |
| | In Memory of
The Battle of Seven Pines
Fought May 30 1862
Presented By
Seven Pines Circle No. 3
Ladies of the G.A.R.
— — Map (db m91318) WM |
| On Eucalyptus Avenue near Pipeline Avenue, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Near this spot once stood the home of Isaac Williams, first American settler in this valley, about which on September 26-27 1846, was fought the first important engagement in California of the war with Mexico.
This was also the site of the Chino . . . — — Map (db m379) HM |
| Near Cabrillo Memorial Drive. |
| |
1st United States Dragoons
Company C
Sergent. John Cox • Corporl William. C. West • Private George Ashmead • Private Joseph T. Campbell • Private Williamm. Dalton • Private John Dunlop • Private Joseph B. Kennedy • Private William. C. Leckey . . . — — Map (db m82318) HM WM |
| On Kearny Street at Columbus Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Kearny Street. |
| | From the mid-1880s onward, the diagonally cut block
bounded by Broadway, Kearny, and Columbus came
to be known tocally as the "Devil's Acre,” a place
described by the San Francisco Call in 1886 as "the
resort and abiding place of . . . — — Map (db m152779) HM |
| On El Camino Del Mar north of Sea Rock Drive, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Friday the 13th November 1942
By July 1942 Japan’s military juggernaut had invaded and occupied Korea, Manchuria, China, Hong Kong, Burma, Borneo, New Guinea, Rabaul, Truk, The Philippines, Aleutians, Marshalls, Carolines, and the Solomons, . . . — — Map (db m75499) HM WM |
| On Palm Street west of Monterey Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | In service with the U.S. Army and U.S. Marines
1960 to 1991
Weight 58 tons • Crew of 4
Main Weapon 105mm Rifled Gun
This tank is dedicated to all veterans of
San Luis Obispo County who have served
our country.
•
San Luis Obispo . . . — — Map (db m38502) HM |
| On El Camino Real (State Highway 82) near Bowe Avenue, on the right when traveling south. |
| | On January 2, 1847, somewhere hereabouts was fought the last northern battle of the Mexican War. The official casualty report: “Dead none, Wounded none, Missing but one on the American side and he came up shortly afterwards stating that he had . . . — — Map (db m24337) HM |
| On El Camino Real near Lincoln Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | The Battle of Santa Clara was the only campaign fought in the Northern district of California between Californios and United States forces during the Mexican-American war. In the 1840’s an oak forest grew near the present Lawrence Expressway, . . . — — Map (db m81727) HM |
| On Castle Creek Road, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Battle of the Crags was fought below Battle Rock in June 1855. This conflict between the Modoc Indians and the settlers resulted from miners destroying the native fishing waters in the Lower Soda Springs area. Settlers led by Squire Reuben Gibson . . . — — Map (db m69857) HM |
| Near Deer Flat Road 0.1 miles west of Manzanita Creek Drive, on the right when traveling west. |
| | "Our road still runs a westerly direction pretty level road but very thick large timber to Battle Creek... Steep banks; ford good. Swift current 25 ft. wide 2 ft. deep; very clear good water." - J. D. Randall, Aug. 28, 1852 — — Map (db m149324) HM |
| Near Hill Road (Route 10) near County Route 120, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Forced to flee the stronghold, the Modoc took cover amid the craggy lava features in this area. A group under Scarface Charley watched from the Schonchin Flow as Army troops marched from Gillems Camp toward their concealed position.
Officers . . . — — Map (db m87906) HM |
| On Balch Park Road (Route 296) 18.1 miles east of County Highway 190, on the right when traveling east. |
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A long period of unrest between the settlers and Indians of Tulare County erupted in war during the Spring of 1856. Untrue reports that five hundred head of cattle had been stolen in Frazier Valley and the burning of the Orson K. Smith sawmill . . . — — Map (db m34474) HM |
| Near Mono Way (California Route 108) 15.2 miles east of Herring Creek Lane. |
| | The canyon to your right was the scene of the last battle between Indians and whites in Tuolumne County. On February 10, 1858, a band of Piutes attacked a group of employees of the Columbia & Stanislaus River Water Co. In the fight which followed . . . — — Map (db m78075) HM |
| On State Highway 63 just north of County Road 16, on the left when traveling north. |
| | 3 miles southeast from this point is the site of theBattle of Summit Springs
Last engagement with Plains Indians in Colorado, July 11, 1869. Cheyennes who raided western Kansas were attacked by General E. A. Carr with the Fifth U.S. Cavalry . . . — — Map (db m61997) HM |
| On France Street at Adams Avenue, on the left when traveling north on France Street. |
| | On this historic ground the American Patriots bravely sustained the cause of Liberty against the British Invaders July 12, 1779 ---------- Erected by the D.A.R. of Norwalk 1894. — — Map (db m53435) HM |
| On Main Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | The Third and Chief Engagement Occurred on This Ridge — — Map (db m23395) HM |
| On Main Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | In defense of American Independence at the Battle of Ridgefield April 27, 1777 died Eight Patriots who were laid in this ground companioned by Sixteen British Soldiers Living, their enemies, Dying their guests, in honor of service and sacrifice this . . . — — Map (db m23396) HM |
| On Main Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | The chief engagement of Connecticut’s only inland battle during the War for Independence was fought approximately 100 yards from this site. Several hundred hastily-mustered militia joined a handful of Continental troops under Generals Benedict . . . — — Map (db m23400) HM |
| On Main Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | British General Tryon’s Raid on Danbury occurred on April 26, 1777. The beginning of the 1777 campaign was the first British invasion and the only pitched battle in Connecticut. Following the burning of Danbury the British troops marched through . . . — — Map (db m23412) HM |
| Near Compo Beach Road 0.3 miles south of Soundview Drive, on the left. |
| | To commemorate the battle fought on and
near this point between the British forces
and the American Patriots, April 28, 1777.
Ordnance presented by U.S. Government and erected July 4, 1901 — — Map (db m22556) HM |
| On Monument Street at Park Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Monument Street. |
| | The monument was erected under the patronage of the State of Connecticut, A. D. 1830, and in the 55th year of the Independence of the U. S. A. in memory of the brave Patriots, who fell in the Massacre at Fort Griswold, near this spot, on the 6th of . . . — — Map (db m18050) HM |
| On Monument Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | On the morning of September 6, 1781, a British fleet under the command of former American general Benedict Arnold appeared at the mouth of the Thames River. Arnold’s mission was to destroy American privateers in New London and to capture military . . . — — Map (db m19038) HM |
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