Historical Markers and War Memorials in Clifton, Tennessee
Waynesboro is the county seat for Wayne County
Clifton is in Wayne County
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From the fall of Fort Donelson to the war’s end, Clifton experienced significant military activity. It was an important port on the Tennessee River and a primary ferry-crossing between Middle and West Tennessee.
During his famous West Tennessee . . . — — Map (db m83157) HM
We the people of Clifton honor here those from among us who lost their lives in service of our country. Enter with reverence, leave nothing behind but your prayers and your gratitude. — — Map (db m220176) WM
Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest led his cavalry brigade on a raid through west Tennessee, Dec. 15, 1862- Jan 3, 1863, destroying railroads and severing Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s supply line between Columbus, Kentucky, and Vicksburg, Mississippi. . . . — — Map (db m182831) HM
Here the command of Bedford Forrest twice crossed the river on the first West Tennessee Raid Dec. 1862 - Jan. 1863
Sons of Confederate Veterans — — Map (db m182830) HM
