FEDERAL RAID - Blountsville, AL
N 34° 05.961 W 086° 34.545
16S E 539133 N 3773253
Federal Raid Historical Marker located on US Hwy 231 1 mile north of Blountsville, AL
Waymark Code: WM8XJA
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 05/26/2010
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From April 19 through May 3 of 1863 Union Col Abel D Streight led a force of Union cavalry and infantry on a raid with the goal of disrupting the Western and Atlantic Railroad. His force was pursued through north Alabama, including Blountsville, by a numerically inferior Confederate force led by Gen Nathan Bedford Forrest. Forrest harrassed Streight's force to Cedar Bluff, Alabama where he was able to bluff them into beliveing they were surrounded by a superior force. Streight surrendered.
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Marker Name: FEDERAL RAID
Marker Type: Rural Roadside
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FEDERAL RAID
May 1, 1863
1 mile south
Gen. N. B. Forrest captured
wagon train and supplies of
Col. Streight’s raiders.
Forrest continued his relentless
pursuit eastward toward final
capture of Streight.
Date Dedicated / Placed: 1952
Marker Number: Not listed
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