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 Abraham "Abram" Bledsoe 3B 61 - Castalian Springs, TN
N 36° 23.816 W 086° 19.432
16S E 560631 N 4028187
A Tennessee Historical Commission marker on Hartsville Pike (Hwy 25) in Castalian Springs about Abraham Bledsoe...African-American Frontiersman.
Waymark Code: WM18AFP
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 06/28/2023
Views: 1
Abraham "Abram" Bledsoe
African-American Frontiersman
Between Isaac Bledsoe's fort and Anthony Bledsoe's Greenfield, the frontier slave, identified in early accounts only as "Abram" and belonging to Col. Anthony Bledsoe, thwarted an April 27, 1793 Indian attack on Greenfield. Two months later, surprised by Cherokee Chiefs "John Taylor" and "Mad Dog" in a canebrake between the forts, he mortally shot the latter. In 1813, "Abram" met the lost child Josephus Conn Guild and guided him to safety. Guild never forgot this act of kindness.
Marker Name: Abraham "Abram" Bledsoe
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Person
Marker Number: 3B 61
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennessee Historical Commission
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