Historical Marker

Forrest's Bivouac

KY 994 (Old Mayfield Rd.) near Jct. of Bogart-Schmidt Rd.; 6 mi. S. of Paducah ยท McCracken

Kentucky marker

Inscription

Gen. Nathan B. Forrest and his CSA troops bivouacked one mile southwest of this spot after Battle of Paducah, March 25, 1864. Forrest moved to Mayfield next day where he paroled his men in order that they could visit their homes in western Kentucky and Tennessee. After three-day furlough troops joined Forrest at Trenton, Tennessee, without loss of a man.

Location

AddressKY 994 (Old Mayfield Rd.) near Jct. of Bogart-Schmidt Rd.; 6 mi. S. of Paducah
CountyMcCracken
StateKentucky
Coordinates37.021117, -88.630867

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