Forrest at Paris Landing
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Forrest at Paris Landing
Waymark Code: WM16BX
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 01/30/2007
Views: 37
On October 28, 1864, General Nathan Bedford Forrest, C.S.A., began his famous Johnsonville Raid by placing masked batteries on the banks of the Tennessee River here at Paris Landing and about five miles north at abondoned Fort Heiman. With the use of this artiler during the next four days, the Confederates destroyed one Federal steamer, seized two more, and captured a heavily armed gunboat, the "Undine," which was the last U.S. Navy warship captured during the Civil War.
Marker Name: Forrest At Paris Landing
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Battle (war)
Marker Number: 4A 32
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker: Tennessee Historical Commission
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