Historical Markers and War Memorials in Pocahontas, Tennessee

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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Pocahontas, Tennessee

1 ► Tennessee, Hardeman County, Pocahontas — Battle of Davis Bridge —

Front In memory of the men who fought here October 5, 1862 BATTLE OF DAVIS BRIDGE Poor is the nation that has no heroes Shameful is the nation that has them and forgets. CONFEDERATE Back Duty is the . . . — — Map (db m62459) WM

2 ► Tennessee, Hardeman County, Pocahontas — 4C 22 — Battle of Davis Bridge — October 5, 1862 —

Here a force of three brigades under Major General E.O.C. Ord, USA, enroute from Bolivar to Corinth, seized high ground to the east and turned aside the Confederate Army of W. Tennessee, retiring to Holly Springs after its abortive attack on . . . — — Map (db m19241) HM

3 ► Tennessee, Hardeman County, Pocahontas — Engagement at Davis Bridge — October 5, 1862 —

By late spring 1862, United States forces in the West threatened to cut the Confederacy in two, having captured both New Orleans and Memphis on the Mississippi River, and the vital railroad hub at Corinth, Mississippi, thereby severing the Memphis & . . . — — Map (db m56129) HM

4 ► Tennessee, Hardeman County, Pocahontas — Hell on the Hatchie — Engagement at Davis Bridge — October 5, 1862 —

Here along the Hatchie River, Confederate and Union forces fought a short but brutal battle. Repulsed with devastating losses from an unsuccessful attempt to retake Corinth, the Confederates discovered their retreat blocked when Union troops from . . . — — Map (db m56144) HM

5 ► Tennessee, McNairy County, Pocahontas — 4C 41 — Battle of Tuscumbia — October 5, 1862 —

After heavy fighting and defeat at Corinth, Mississippi, Confederate Gen. Earl Van Dorn's army, en route to Ripley, Mississippi, crossed the river near here at Young's Bridge. Watson's Battery and Gen. John S. Bowen's brigade, 15th and 16th . . . — — Map (db m234937) HM

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