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Related Historical Markers
By Tim Fillmon, May 20, 2015
Fighting at Ely Corner-The Battle of Marianna Marker with Lafayette Street (US 90)
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
| On Lafayette Street (U.S. 90) at Russ Street, on the right when traveling west on Lafayette Street. |
| | The main section of the Battle of Marianna began here at 11 a.m. on September 27, 1864. Confederate cavalry under Col. A.B. Montgomery formed a line of battle across the main street at this point. Union troops, led by Brig. Ben. Alexander Asboth, . . . — — Map (db m93103) HM |
| On Lafayette Street (U.S. 90) west of Wynn Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | John de Roulhac and his wife, Martha Rasco, arrived in Jackson County in 1846. This house was built about that time. Their daughter, Clara, married Dr. Julius Holden here Sept. 22, 1859. Dr. Holden served in the Confederate Army. Legend says the . . . — — Map (db m74189) HM |
| On Lafayette Street (U.S. 90) at Wynn Street, on the right when traveling west on Lafayette Street. |
| | Here at high noon on September 27, 1864, a Federal raiding force of 900 men under Brigadier-General Alexander Asboth fought a Confederate home guard of 95 old men and boys under Captain Jesse J. Norwood. Entering Marianna from the west, the main . . . — — Map (db m68796) HM |
| On Lafayette Street at Caledonia Street, on the left when traveling west on Lafayette Street. |
| | Union and Confederate troops battled for control of the downtown area as fighting swept east through the streets during the Battle of Marianna. A Union flanking party entered town from the north via Caledonia Street and moved east up Lafayette to . . . — — Map (db m93108) HM |
May. 19, 2024