On U.S. 412 at milepost 19,, 0.3 miles west of Lone Elm Road, on the right when traveling west.
South of here, along Beech River, Forrest struck Col. Robert G. Ingersoll's Federal Brigade, sent from Jackson to stop him. In a running fight which carried to within 4 miles of Jackson, he captured the bulk of this force, including its commander. . . . — — Map (db m115231) HM
On U.S. 412 at Lone Elm Road, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 412.
South of here, along Beech River, Forrest struck Col. Robert G. Ingersoll's Federal Brigade, sent from Jackson to stop him. In a running fight which carried to within 4 miles of Jackson, he captured the bulk of this force, including its commander. . . . — — Map (db m206790) HM
On U.S. 412, 0.1 miles west of Darden Christian Chapel Road, on the left when traveling west.
This man, born in North Carolina in 1799, lived in this neighborhood for many years, dying in 1857. His size was legendary; he is said to have been 8 ft. 6 in. tall and to have weighed over 800 pounds; three ordinary sized men could be buttoned . . . — — Map (db m154434) HM
On Monroe Street just south of Church Street (U.S. 412), on the right when traveling south.
Businesses which have operated at this site
14 Monroe Avenue
Lexington Gun and Trade
National Store
U-Tote-Em Grocery
Brown Brothers Hardware
Dr. Chapin Store & Office — — Map (db m180495) HM
On Monroe Street just south of Church Street (U.S. 412), on the right when traveling south.
Businesses which have operated at this site
22 Monroe Avenue
Steve Beal, Atty.
Flynn's Carousel
Taylor's Jewelry Store
Hennessee's Soda Room
Citizens Bank
Collins General Store
Second Floor:
Sullivan's Insurance . . . — — Map (db m180496) HM
On Monroe Street just south of Church Street (U.S. 412), on the right when traveling south.
Businesses which have operated at this site
24 Monroe Street
Elmer Stewart, Atty.
Sue's Beauty Salon
First National Bank
Austin & Hinson Pool Room
Jones & White Grocery
Davenport General Store
Pearson's Cash Grocery . . . — — Map (db m180497) HM
On Monroe St at South Main Street, on the right when traveling south on Monroe St.
Businesses which have operated at this site
26 Monroe Avenue
Frizzell's Family Shoe Store
Davies Drug Store
Watson Drug Store
McHaney Drug Store
E.E. Flake Store
James Glass Hardware
Second floor:
Barry & Walker, . . . — — Map (db m180499) HM
On Natchez Trace Drive (Tennessee Route 104) at South Main Street (Tennessee Route 104), on the right when traveling east on Natchez Trace Drive.
Businesses which have operated at this site
31 Natchez Trace Drive
Pat Carnal Insurance Agency
Steve Milam & Kevin Carter, Attys.
Lee's Discount
First Federal Savings & Loans
Crestline Finance
Lexington Styling Center . . . — — Map (db m180175) HM
On South Main Street south of Monroe Street, on the right when traveling south.
Business which have operated at this site
38 South Main Street
Stanfills Clothe Shoppe
Wallace Hardware Co
Timberlake & Bluckley Hdw.
J.D. Timberlake Hardware
and Denver Jewelry
W.W. Stewart & Co.
Poplar Log Saloon . . . — — Map (db m180071) HM
On South Main Street just south of Monroe Street, on the right when traveling south.
Business which have operated at this site
40 South Main Street
Davis Dry Goods
Timberlake & Buckley Furniture
George Council General Store
Thomas W, Stegall Dry Goods
Lexington Dry Goods
L.H. Petty Barber Shop . . . — — Map (db m180076) HM
On South Main Street south of Monroe Street, on the right when traveling south.
Business which have operated at this site
40 South Main Street
Davis Dry Goods
Timberlake & Buckley Furniture
George Council General Store
Thomas W, Stegall Dry Goods
Lexington Dry Goods
L.H. Petty Barber . . . — — Map (db m180079) HM
On South Main Street at Natchez Trace Drive, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street.
Businesses which have operated at this site
50 South Main Street
Town Square Eatery
Laura Lynn's
T&R Clothing
Ferguson's Men's Store
Flanagan's Men's Store
Williams Men's Wear
Wadley's Men's Store
W.W. Sweatt Dry . . . — — Map (db m180171) HM
On South Main Street just north of Natchez Trace Drive, on the right when traveling south.
Businesses which have operated at this site
52 South Main Street
Railway Claim Services, Inc.
Gardner & Little Agency
Rings & Things
Taylors Outfit
Lexington Shoe Store
Britt's Bootery
Harry Orio Grocery
E.E. . . . — — Map (db m180172) HM
On South Main Street just north of Natchez Trace Drive, on the right when traveling east.
Businesses which have operated at this site
54 South Main Street
Ye Olde Oak Shoppe
Taylor's Outlet
Leon's
Montgomery & Son Dry Goods
Sullivan Mercantile Co
Anderson Brothers Grocery
M.B. Hart Grocery
Hershey . . . — — Map (db m180173) HM
On South Main Street just north of Natchez Trace Drive, on the right when traveling south.
Business which have operated at this site
58 South Main Street
Stewart Drug Store
Joe V. Holmes Grocery
Frank Kent Grocery
J.M. Arnold, MD
M.B. Hart Grocery
Belew & Wadley Livery Stable
Kizer Drug Store
Second . . . — — Map (db m180174) HM
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. Grants supply line between Columbus, Kentucky, and Vicksburg, Mississippi. Forrest . . . — — Map (db m81884) HM
On East Church Street (U.S. 412) at College Lane, on the right when traveling east on East Church Street.
Striking Ingersoll's brigade 5 miles east, Forrest overran the position to which they had retired on high ground to the south. Ingersoll and his artillery were captured. Returning 2 weeks later, Forrest rested briefly here, then crossed the river at . . . — — Map (db m61920) HM
On South Main Street at Natchez Trace Drive, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street.
Murray Franklin Buddy Cannon, born in Lexington, Tennessee, on April 20, 1947, is a Nashville-based songwriter, record producer, music publisher, and former record company A&R (artists and repertoire) executive. He ranks among the most . . . — — Map (db m156581) HM
On Main Street at Monroe Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Main Street.
Businesses which have operated at this site
Main Street & Monroe Ave.
First Bank
1st National Bank
Elk Drug Store
O.R. Brown Jewelry
G.W. McCall Clothing
Taylor's Beauty Shop
Ruth's Beauty Ship
Shackleford & Ross Barber Shop . . . — — Map (db m206296) HM
On Life Road (Tennessee Route 200) at Mills Darden Cemetery Road, on the right when traveling west on Life Road.
Born in North Carolina in 1799, Darden settled in Henderson County about 1830. He was an innkeeper and farmer, and physically one of the heaviest men ever to live in the world. At the time of his death, Darden weighed in excess of 1,000 pounds. He . . . — — Map (db m81885) HM
On Montgomery Way south of Barnhill Street, on the right when traveling north.
Preceded by Lexington Colored School, which operated at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, Montgomery School was established in 1923 for the education of Negro boys and girls of Lexington and Henderson County, a Rosenwald facility, it was organized as . . . — — Map (db m153432) HM
Near Tennessee Route 22, 0.6 miles north of Interstate 40, on the right when traveling north.
Just when victory seemed certain, Colonel Charles Carroll galloped up to Forrest with the news that a large Union force was fast approaching their rear along the Lexington-Huntington Road and was deploying in line of battle. Forrest, who had . . . — — Map (db m72369) HM
Near Tennessee Route 22, 0.6 miles north of Interstate 40, on the right when traveling north.
Forrest placed the burden of the battle at Parker's Crossroads on his artillery, planning to win the battle with his cannoneers. His effective use of artillery allowed the Confederates to dominate the first two-thirds of the battle.
As . . . — — Map (db m72263) HM
On Federal Lane, 0.2 miles east of Tennessee Route 22, on the right when traveling east.
"We drove them through the woods with great slaughter and several white flags were raised in various parts of the woods and the killed and wounded were strewn over the ground."
General Nathan Bedford Forrest
A short time . . . — — Map (db m174110) HM
On Federal Lane, 0.2 miles east of Tennessee Route 22, on the right when traveling east.
At this location the 122nd Illinois held fast while General Forrest started to encircle the Union forces. With assaults also coming into the rear of the line, portions of the 122nd Illinois and men from the 50th Indiana about-faced, fixed bayonets, . . . — — Map (db m174129) HM
On Federal Lane, 0.2 miles east of Tennessee Route 22, on the right when traveling east.
With eight pieces of Confederate artillery placed about 200 yards in their front, many of the men lay down along the fence line to avoid the intense fire of shell, grape and cannister. By early afternoon, white flags began to appear in the woods . . . — — Map (db m174130) HM
On Federal Lane, 0.2 miles east of Tennessee Route 22, on the right when traveling east.
Being exposed to fire from both front and rear, companies of the 39th Iowa broke ranks and ran southwesterly into an open cornfield that was located across the Lexington-Huntingdon Road.
Col. Henry Cummings of the 39th Iowa was convinced, . . . — — Map (db m174127) HM
On Federal Lane, 0.2 miles east of Tennessee Route 22, on the right when traveling east.
At this position the 50th Indiana held the Union right flank. Private Joseph Hotz of Lieutenant Judys Company A had positioned himself behind the split-rail fence.
He later wrote his wife, I go off cheaply a shell hit the fence near . . . — — Map (db m174131) HM
On Federal Lane, 0.2 miles east of Tennessee Route 22, on the right when traveling east.
The 7th Wisconsin Light Artillery did not fare well at the Battle of Parker's Crossroads; in fact, the battery was in trouble even before the battle began. As a result of the losses suffered in Forrest's raids on Humboldt and Trenton, the battery . . . — — Map (db m174099) HM
On Federal Lane, 0.2 miles east of Tennessee Route 22, on the right when traveling east.
"Pretty soon the word came that the enemy were coming up in our rear on account of noise the orders were not heard by all & consequently we were thrown into considerable confusion".
Pvt. William Peter, 122nd . . . — — Map (db m174067) HM
On Federal Lane, 0.2 miles east of Tennessee Route 22, on the right when traveling east.
A Successful Raid
Most historians consider Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest's West Tennessee Raid a success, and he gets much credit for his actions at Parker's Crossroads. Confederate General Earl Van Dorn's destruction of . . . — — Map (db m174070) HM
Near Tennessee Route 22, 0.6 miles north of Interstate 40, on the right when traveling north.
Forrest planned to encircle the Union position with artillery, using his guns to fight the battle rather than engaging his dismounted troops in close small arms combat. When Forrest deployed his troops following the engagement at Hicks' field . . . — — Map (db m72319) HM
On Federal Lane, 0.2 miles east of Tennessee Route 22, on the right when traveling east.
His Line Divided
Colonel Cyrus Dunham had defeated the Confederate attack on the rear of his forces, but to what end? The Union force was divided and confused. Dunham, who had held the brigade together all day by riding up and down the . . . — — Map (db m174072) HM
On Wildersville Road, 0.2 miles Tennessee Route 22, on the right when traveling east.
Confederate Victory Seems Assured
Much of Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest's artillery was deployed in an arc around where you stand. The guns rained unceasing fire on Union troops at the split-rail fence, visible on the far side of . . . — — Map (db m174203) HM
Near Federal Lane, on the right when traveling east.
"We have worked, rode, and fought hard" On January 1, 1863 Forrest reached the Tennessee River. By 9 p.m. the entire command, more than 2,000 men and horses, six cannon, and a train of wagons, had crossed the river on the same flatboats that . . . — — Map (db m81886) HM
On Federal Lane, on the right when traveling east.
Old Split-Rail Fence December 31, 1862 At approximately 11:00 a.m., Colonel Dunham's Brigade positioned themselves behind a split-rail fence located a few feet behind this area running east and west to the Lexington/Huntingdon Road. By afternoon, . . . — — Map (db m20521) HM
On Federal Lane, on the right when traveling east.
You are standing, more or less, on the old Lexington-Huntingdon Road. Behind you is the reconstructed split-rail fence, where the Union troops took position and faced General Nathan Bedford Forrest's unrelenting artillery assault and surprise . . . — — Map (db m20542) HM
Near Wildersville Road, 0.2 miles Route 22, on the right when traveling east.
Artillery played a pivotal role in the Battle of Parker's Crossroads. The Confederates turned their two 6-pounder smoothbore, two 12-pounder howitzers, two 12-pounder mountain howitzers and two three-inch ordnance rifles to deadly effect. The Union . . . — — Map (db m174201) HM
On Federal Lane, 0.2 miles east of Tennessee Route 22, on the right when traveling east.
Confederate artillery was located west of this position, near where SR 22 is today. The battery of guns, supported by Major Nicholas N. Cox's battalion, was positioned to pound the west flank of the Union line, the position held by the 39th Iowa. . . . — — Map (db m174117) HM
Near Tennessee Route 22, 0.6 miles north of Interstate 40, on the right when traveling north.
Forrest's Cavalry fought dismounted at the Battle of Parker's Crossroads, as was customary. Cavalry depended upon their mounts and military protocol defined how horses were handled in battle. One of every four horsemen remained mounted and . . . — — Map (db m72344) HM
On Federal Lane, 0.2 miles east of Tennessee Route 22, on the right when traveling east.
Cyrus Livingston Dunham left a promising political career to serve his country in the Civil War. He resigned his military commission November 18, 1863, his health broken
A Rural Upbringing
Cyrus Dunham was born and raised on a farm . . . — — Map (db m174108) HM
On Federal Lane, 0.2 miles east of Tennessee Route 22, on the right when traveling east.
The Envelopment & Surprise Attack
Under cover of the Confederates' punishing artillery fire, Russell and Woodward's men dismounted and infiltrated the woods to the right and rear of the 50th Indiana. Starnes' 8th Tennessee, having made . . . — — Map (db m174113) HM
Near Wildersville Road, 0.2 miles Tennessee Route 22, on the right when traveling east.
The Regiment's First Fight
Colonel George Dibrell placed his dismounted cavalry in this area, on a rise southeast of the Parker house. "Here," Dibrell wrote, "we began our first regular battle as cavalry." His position, east of Colonel Alonzo . . . — — Map (db m174191) HM
Near Wildersville Road, 0.2 miles east of Tennessee Route 22, on the right when traveling east.
A Desperate Charge
Colonel Cyrus Dunham's miscalculation of General Nathan Bedford Forrest's intentions cost his soldiers dearly. Not only was Forrest not retreating, but the accurate fire of his dismounted cavalry and artillery was taking . . . — — Map (db m174189) HM
Near Wildersville Road, 0.2 miles east of Route 22, on the right when traveling east.
"The Union forces made a stubborn fight and defended their positions with marked valor, but the Confederate fire was too galling for mortals to stand."
Lieut. John W. Morton, CSA
The change of front was made under a severe fire of . . . — — Map (db m174197) HM
Near Wildersville Road, 0.2 miles Route 22, on the right when traveling east.
A Bad Start
The campaign against General Nathan Bedford Forrest began badly for the 7th Wisconsin Light Artillery. General Jeremiah Sullivan ordered the battery to Jackson, but directed them to leave extra ammunition and horses, caissons, . . . — — Map (db m174200) HM
On Federal Lane, 0.2 miles east of Tennessee Route 22, on the right when traveling east.
Attack on the Union Rear
Colonel Cyrus Dunham was riding along the line, making sure that his orders had been understood, when the Confederates who had come up behind the Union line under cover of the woods charged the Federals. Colonel . . . — — Map (db m174116) HM
Near Federal Lane, 0.2 miles east of Tennessee Route 22, on the right when traveling east.
enfilade the firing of a gun or guns so as to sweep the length of a target, such as a column of troops
Confederate Artillery Position
On the rise where you now stand a portion of the Confederate battery was positioned. . . . — — Map (db m72468) HM
Near Tennessee Route 22, 0.6 miles north of Interstate 40, on the right when traveling north.
Forrest's command to charge both ways bought the Confederate commander some time. He ordered his men to remount and to head for the Lexington-Huntingdon Road, Forrest himself, unwilling to abandon his artillery, led about 75 men toward the . . . — — Map (db m72370) HM
Near Wildersville Road, 0.2 miles east of Tennessee Route 22, on the right when traveling east.
Chaos in Retreat
Colonel Cyrus Dunham held his position south of the cotton field for over an hour. When his infantry failed to take the Confederate artillery, he gave the order "rally to the rear." It was about noon when the Union line . . . — — Map (db m174187) HM
Near Federal Lane, 0.2 miles east of Tennessee Route 22, on the right when traveling east.
Forrest's Brilliant and Unconventional Use of Artillery is one of the hallmarks of the Battle of Parker's Crossroads. He placed his artillery in front of his troops, rather than behind them, and used a continuous barrage of fire from his guns . . . — — Map (db m87530) HM
Near Wildersville Road, 0.2 miles Tennessee Route 22, on the right when traveling east.
Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest employed unusual tacticsmobile horse artillery, threatening multiple targets simultaneously, and employing misinformation and bluff. At Parker's Crossroads, Forrest used his artillery as a psychological and . . . — — Map (db m174204) HM
Near Wildersville Road, 0.2 miles Tennessee Route 22, on the left when traveling east.
"General I am entirely unarmed; have neither gun, pistol, nor sword."
Sgt. Nat Baxter
"That doesn't make any difference; get in line and advance on the enemy with the rest; I want to make as big a show as . . . — — Map (db m174670) HM
Near Tennessee Route 22, 0.6 miles north of Interstate 40, on the right when traveling north.
Nathan Bedford Forrest had no formal military education and was, as John Morton, Forrest's Chief of Artillery, put it, "the negative of a West Pointer." He regarded maneuvers and exhaustive drill as unnecessary and cared nothing for conventional . . . — — Map (db m72237) HM
Near Tennessee Route 22, 0.6 miles north of Interstate 40, on the right when traveling north.
On December 11, 1862 Forrest's new command, now woefully lacking in arms and ammunition, left Columbia to commence the raid that "if successful, may force the enemy to retire from Mississippi." The brigade reached the Tennessee River at Clifton four . . . — — Map (db m72213) HM
Near Tennessee Route 22, 0.6 miles north of Interstate 40, on the right when traveling north.
Front Dedicated to
Freeman's Battery
Forrest's Artillery
and
Samuel L. Freeman.
General Nathan Bedford
Forrest's First Artillery
Captain Freeman's Battery
fought near here
during the Battle of
Parker's Crossroads
Dec. . . . — — Map (db m72182) HM WM
Near Federal Lane, 0.2 miles east of Tennessee Route 22, on the right when traveling east.
"Brass 12 & 6 pounders are in the habit of chawing up and spitting out when vile men with malice of afterthought will pull their tails."
Corp. Lucius B. Corbin, 122nd Illinois
Near Tennessee Route 22, 0.6 miles north of Interstate 40, on the right when traveling north.
Colonel John W. Fuller's Ohio Brigade left Huntingdon well before dawn on December 31. When just north of Clarksburg, around 10:30 a.m., Fuller received orders from Generals Jeremiah Sullivan and Isham Haynie to wait for the rear guard before . . . — — Map (db m72368) HM
On Federal Lane, on the right when traveling east.
Lt. Colonel Alonzo Napier fell mortally wounded at this point as he was leading a charge of troops along the Lexington-Huntingdon Road. In the excitement of the deafening roar of cannon fire and the swift barrage of small arms fire, Lt. Col. . . . — — Map (db m20541) HM
Near Tennessee Route 22, 0.6 miles north of Interstate 40, on the right when traveling north. Reported missing.
Artillery played a decisive role in many Civil War battles, including Parker's Crossroads. Few people realize, however, that manning and equipping a six-gun battery involved approximately 150 men, 110 horses and mules, and hundreds of pieces of . . . — — Map (db m174185) HM
Near Wildersville Road, 0.2 miles Tennessee Route 22, on the right when traveling east.
Artillery played a decisive role in many Civil War battles, including Parker's Crossroads. Few people realize, however, that manning and equipping a six-gun battery involved approximately 150 men, 110 horses and mules, and hundreds of pieces of . . . — — Map (db m174202) HM
Near Federal Lane, on the right when traveling east.
Robert and Permelia McPeake built this cabin near Rock Hill, Tennessee, in 1851. Danny and Rose Garner donated the cabin to the Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Association in 2006. After being painstakingly recorded, the cabin was dismantled and . . . — — Map (db m20539) HM
Near Tennessee Route 22, 0.6 miles north of Interstate 40, on the right when traveling north.
FrontDedicated to Morton's Battery Forrest's Artillery and Captain John W. Morton, Jr. The Confederacy's Youngest Captain of Artillery Morton's Battery fought near here December 31, 1862 in the Battle of Parker's Crossroads, TN. with Two . . . — — Map (db m72204) HM WM
Near Wildersville Road, 0.2 miles Tennessee Route 22, on the right when traveling east.
Fresh Recruits Join Forrest
A few days before the battle, Lieut. Colonel Alonzo Napier's 430-man battalion joined General Nathan B. Forrest's command. Captured after the Battle of Fort Donelson in February 1862, Napier escaped while being . . . — — Map (db m174195) HM
On Federal Lane, on the right when traveling east.
(Front of Kiosk): Nathan Bedford Forrest was one of the Civil War's greatest cavalry generals. His ferocity as a warrior and his claim to have slain one more enemy soldier in personal combat than the 29 horses killed beneath him made him a . . . — — Map (db m20506) HM
Near Tennessee Route 22, 0.6 miles north of Interstate 40, on the right when traveling north.
This area was named for the Parker farm whose residence was located just south of here. John M. Parker, both a practicing physician and a Baptist preacher, was known as both Doctor and Reverend Parker. His farm straddled the intersection of . . . — — Map (db m72241) HM
Near Tennessee Route 22, 0.2 miles south of Interstate 40, on the right when traveling south.
Late in 1862, the Union army under Ulysses S. Grant threatened Vicksburg, Mississippi. Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg ordered Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest to sever Grant's West Tennessee supply line which extended from Columbus, Kentucky, via the . . . — — Map (db m168323) HM
On Tennessee Route 22, on the right when traveling north.
Returning to Middle Tennessee after an extensive & successful raid, Forrest's Cavalry Brigade on Dec. 31, 1862, fought here an all-day battle with 2 separate Union brigades converging on him in an unsuccessful attempt to destroy him before he could . . . — — Map (db m72197) HM
On Tennessee Route 22, 0.3 miles north of Wildersville Road, on the right when traveling north.
Mayor Arthur J. Halters
Vice Mayor Roy "Rocky" Muscari
Commissioner Billy Olive
City Attorney Stevie Beal
City Recorder Stephen K. McDaniel
Dedicated June 1986
At the "5th Annual Living History and Battle . . . — — Map (db m174181) HM WM
On Tennessee Route 22 at Exchange Road, on the right when traveling north on State Route 22.
2 miles southeast, this town was established in 1824 by William D. Carrington, who built there a hotel and distillery. At one time it had as many saloons as stores and was a noted gambling resort. It also had an excellent racetrack. It was virtually . . . — — Map (db m52612) HM
On Wildersville Road, 0.2 miles east of Tennessee Route 22, on the right when traveling east.
Prelude to Battle
Union troops in West Tennessee and north Mississippi depended on the railroad. The Confederate high command ordered General Nathan Bedford Forrest to cut that supply line. Forrest left Columbia on December 11, 1862, . . . — — Map (db m174205) HM
On Tennessee Route 22, 0.3 miles south of Expressway Church Road, on the right when traveling south.
During the second quarter of the 19th Century, on the hill immediately west of this marker was the site of the community of Red Mound, which according to oral tradition was named for Red Mountain, N. C., from where many of the early settlers came. . . . — — Map (db m72202) HM
On Federal Lane, 0.2 miles east of Tennessee Route 22, on the right when traveling east.
Forrest Issues the Command
As Colonel Starnes began his movement westward, around the left flank of the Union line, Forrest ordered Colonel Alfred Russell's 4th Alabama and Colonel Tom Woodward's Kentucky Company to move east and then south . . . — — Map (db m174100) HM
On Federal Lane, 0.2 miles east of Tennessee Route 22, on the right when traveling east.
The heavy fire of their infantry unexpected and unlooked for by all..."
Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest
An Unanticipated Event
As the two sides met under the flag of truce, Colonel John W. Fuller's Ohio Brigade . . . — — Map (db m174074) HM
Near Tennessee Route 22, 0.6 miles north of Interstate 40, on the right when traveling north.
On the evening of December 30, Forrest's scouts ascertained that Dunham's Brigade was just north of Clarksburg. Forrest, knowing that General Sullivan was at Huntingdon, "determined to throw his force between Dunham and Sullivan and whip the . . . — — Map (db m72278) HM
On Wildersville Road, on the right when traveling west.
The Old Crossroads Mid-Morning, December 31, 1862 Dunham's Union troops, pressured on three sides, rallied around the crossroads near the Parker House but soon retreated beyond the roads and sought cover among the rolling hills to the southeast. . . . — — Map (db m20446) HM
Near Tennessee Route 22, 0.6 miles north of Interstate 40, on the right when traveling north.
The north-south tree line parallel to today's Highway 22 marks the roadbed of the old Huntingdon-Lexington road. Union Colonel Cyrus L. Dunham's Brigade marched south to Parker's Crossroads on December 31, 1862 to block the route of the Confederate . . . — — Map (db m72196) HM
On Cecil Walls Road, 1.2 miles north of Rock Springs Road, on the right when traveling north.
Union Colonel Cyrus L. Dunham's Brigade marched south from Clarksburg, Tennessee, and then, turned northwest from Parker's Crossroads to block the path of Forrest's troops. Dunham's move would ensnare the Confederates between his brigade and two . . . — — Map (db m72198) HM
Near Tennessee Route 22, 0.4 miles south of Expressway Church Road, on the right when traveling south.
Union Colonel Dunham's Brigade tried to silence Forrest's cannon by a frontal assault into the face of cannister and rifle fire. The Confederates repulsed the attack, inflicting heavy casualties. Forrest's troopers then attacked the Union battle . . . — — Map (db m72201) HM
On Wildersville Road (or Bluegrass Lane), 0.6 miles east of State Route 22, on the left when traveling east.
As the battle moved from Hicks Field through the crossroads, Forrest's troops began to move east, roughly along the Wildersville Road. Here, near Jones Cemetery, Confederate soldiers watered their horses and filled their canteens at an old dug well, . . . — — Map (db m72203) HM
Near Tennessee Route 22, 0.6 miles north of Interstate 40, on the right when traveling north.
On December 31, 1862, the Union forces that had been pursuing General Nathan Bedford Forrest and his cavalry for two weeks finally intercepted the Confederate raiders.
Colonel Cyrus Dunham commanded the Union force that met Forrest at Parker's . . . — — Map (db m72216) HM
Near Tennessee Route 22, 0.6 miles north of Interstate 40, on the right when traveling north.
Union Forces Cyrus Livingston Dunham was born in Dryden, New York, on January 16, 1817. In 1841 he moved to Salem, Indiana, where he practiced law and served as a Democratic congressman. He entered the Union service in 1861 as Colonel of the . . . — — Map (db m81888) HM
Near Expressway Church Road, 0.8 miles west of Wildersville Road, on the right when traveling west.
Mid-Day, December 31, 1862 At the beginning of the battle, the Union wagon train was north of the crossroads. It moved three times and was shelled once by Forrest's artillery. Its last location was in the creek bottom northwest of this spot. . . . — — Map (db m188839) HM
On Federal Lane, 0.2 miles east of Tennessee Route 22, on the right when traveling east.
Confusion and Retreat
The arrival of Fuller's Ohio Brigade and General Nathan Bedford Forrest's subsequent charge caused much confusion. Some Confederate regiments followed Forrest east, others ran west. Colonel George Dibrell reported, "We . . . — — Map (db m174076) HM
On Federal Lane, 0.2 miles east of Tennessee Route 22, on the right when traveling east.
General Jeremiah Sullivan assumed command of the District of Jackson, Tennessee, in the fall of 1862. As such, Sullivan was in command of the Union forces pursuing Forrest. As Ed Bearss, National Park Service Historian Emeritus, put it, Sullivan . . . — — Map (db m174104) HM
Near Federal Lane, 0.2 miles east of Tennessee Route 22, on the right when traveling east.
The Historic Road
In front of you is the original roadbed of the Lexington-Huntingdon Road. This road, which figured so prominently in the Battle of Parker's Crossroads, connected the county seats of Henderson and Carroll counties, . . . — — Map (db m72460) HM
Near Tennessee Route 22, 0.6 miles north of Interstate 40, on the right when traveling north.
Union Victory in the West — January-June 1862
After their resounding victory at Manassas, Virginia on July 21, 1861, many Confederates expected a fast and victorious end to the war. It was not to be. During the first half of 1862 . . . — — Map (db m72217) HM
Near Federal Lane, 0.2 miles east of Tennessee Route 22, on the right when traveling east.
The Confederates pressed forward, taking possession of the high ground abandoned by the Union troops, Forrest advancing his battle line into small arms range. The Confederate artillerists manhandled their guns forward, resuming their punishing . . . — — Map (db m72480) HM
Near Federal Lane, 0.2 miles east of Tennessee Route 22, on the right when traveling east.
At least 30 Union soldiers were killed during the battle at Parker's Crossroads. Those who were killed in action were buried here shortly after the battle took place.
Those burials took places according to orders issued by the War Department in . . . — — Map (db m87527) HM WM
Near Federal Lane, 0.2 miles east of Tennessee Route 22, on the right when traveling east.
Protecting the Wagons: The success or failure of any campaign depended on the safety of the supply trains. When Dunham deployed his forces along the Lexington-Huntingdon Road the Union wagon train was sent to the rear, out of harm's way. The . . . — — Map (db m72200) HM
Near Federal Lane, 0.2 miles east of Tennessee Route 22, on the right when traveling east.
Two Futile Charges
The Union line, positioned about one-quarter mile north of here, made two futile charges against the Confederate guns. Forrest then ordered a general advance and his line, utilizing a frightful barrage of artillery and . . . — — Map (db m76942) HM
Ex-Confederate soldiers, James Kennedy and Bill Nails, brutally slain by local Unionists, were the first burials here in 1865 on land donated for the cemetery by Robert Kennedy. Additional Confederate veterans and other members of the community were . . . — — Map (db m74956) HM
A classic example of the brother-against-brother feuds resulting from the Civil War began virtually in the shadows of the historic log Doe Creek Church and School. Hugh and Robert Kennedy established farms here early in the 1820s. When the war . . . — — Map (db m81945) HM
Doe Creek School is one of Tennessee's last remaining one-room log schoolhouses. Built c. 1870, it has been used as a school and a church. Yellow poplar logs, hauled to the site by a team of oxen, form the walls. Schoolmaster Elmer Duck dismissed . . . — — Map (db m74959) HM
On Tennessee Route 104, on the right when traveling south.
Circa 1825 settlers came from miles around to the big meeting place across the road from the cemetery. It was Methodist in belief, but all denominations were welcome. A congregation member, Mr. Quinn died while attending services about 1830 and was . . . — — Map (db m185612) HM
On Austin Chapel Road, 0.6 miles south of Old Reagan Road, on the right when traveling south.
As the Church of Christ spread into West Tennessee, Benjamin Austin and his wife Lucinda heard and obeyed the gospel. It was 1872 when they became Christians and started having Church services each Lord's Day in their home about 1/2 mile West of . . . — — Map (db m204145) HM
On State Highway 114 at milepost 0 at Church Street, on the right when traveling north on State Highway 114.
Farmers State Bank was founded in 1906 by a small group of Scotts Hill investors. In the early years, the bank financed ventures and supported the mainly rural, agricultural communities it served. Even as the economic focus of the area shifted . . . — — Map (db m157622) HM
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