Forrest's Raid - 3F 17 - near Waynesboro, TN - Tennessee Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

County of marker: Wayne County
Location of marker: US-641 & US-64, a couple miles W. of Waynesboro
Marker erected by" Tennessee Historical Commission

Marker Text:

3F   17
FORREST'S RAID At Clifton, 8 miles N., Forrest crossed the river with 1800 cavalry men and 4 guns, on a 200~mile raid into Tennessee. Recrossing there Jan. 1, 1863, he had torn up 5 trunk railroads, taken more Federals prisoners than he had soldiers, taken or destroyed 10 guns, and military stores worth millions; he had immobilized more than 10 times his strength in Federal troops and delayed Grant's Vicksburg campaign for 8 months.

Marker Name: Forrest's Rain Marker Location: Roadside Type of Marker: Battle (war) Marker Number: 3F 17 Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker: Tennessee Historical Commission

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Date Logged Log User Rating   11/21/2020 Markerman62 visited it