Battle of Rowlett's Station -- Munfordville KY
N 37° 15.057 W 085° 53.334
16S E 598537 N 4123290
The KY State historical marker for the Battle of Rowlett's Station, along the Dixie Highway near Munfordville KY.
Waymark Code: WM15RK3
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 02/16/2022
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This historical marker commemorating Col. B. F. Terry's Texas Rangers is located south of Munfordville along the US Hwy 31W.
The marker reads as follows:
"BATTLE OF ROWLETT'S STATION
Four hundred yards west of this site, December 17, 1861, Colonel B.F. Terry, 8th Texas Cavalry, CSA, was killed. He was leading his Rangers in a charge against troops, formed in a hollow square, of the 32nd Indiana Volunteers under the command of Colonel August Willich.
Presented by Texas Division,
Sons of Confederate Veterans
1974 Kentucky Historical Society Kentucky Department of Highways 1504"
Marker Name: BATTLE OF ROWLETT'S STATION
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Battle (war)
Marker Number (for official markers): 1504
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Kentucky Historical Society and
Kentucky Department of Highways
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