Historical Markers and War Memorials in Alexandria, Tennessee
Smithville is the county seat for DeKalb County
Alexandria is in DeKalb County
DeKalb County(16) ► ADJACENT TO DEKALB COUNTY Cannon County(11) ► Putnam County(39) ► Smith County(18) ► Warren County(35) ► White County(23) ► Wilson County(76) ►
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North ½ mile, the first fair was held October 15-17, 1856, on the south bank of Hickman Creek. The buildings were destroyed by Federal troops in 1863 and rebuilt across the creek 9 years later. There, despite fire and flood, the fair has been . . . — — Map (db m150175) HM
Side 1-Gen. John H. Morgan CSA
Side 2-Gen. Morgan left here Dec. 21, 1862, with 2,500 horsemen on his Kentucky Christmas Raid. The raid concluded in Smithville Jan. 5, 1863, after the raiders captured 1887 enemy soldiers and destroyed $2,000,000 in . . . — — Map (db m74323) WM
From late in 1862 to mid-1863, Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg fortified his defenses in Middle Tennessee while Union Gen. William S. Rosecrans reinforced his army. To disrupt the extended Federal communication and supply lines, late in 1862 Bragg . . . — — Map (db m74322) HM
The raid by Brig. Gen John H. Morgan's Cavalry Division into Indiana and Ohio began here. Units were the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th Kentucky Cavalry, and the 9th Tennessee Calvary, with attached artillery. Brig. Gen. Basil Duke and . . . — — Map (db m110553) HM
Wheeler School for Blacks was established during the Reconstruction period in Wilson County on land donated by Captain J.D. Wheeler, formerly of the 5th Tennessee Cavalry, C. S. A. Renowned Black educator W. E. B. DuBois taught at the school during . . . — — Map (db m150174) HM
