Skirmish at Grubb's Crossroads
Posted by: 
snfromky
N 37° 03.410 W 087° 45.983
16S E 431860 N 4101451
The CSA attacked a Union regiment here.
Waymark Code: WM450T
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 07/07/2008
Views: 25
Most Caldwell County Confederates enlisted in Gen. Adam Johnson's Co. K, 10th Ky. Partisan Rangers. His purpose was to gather recruits and supplies, to secure state for CSA. In August, 1864, he attacked a Union regiment here, was blinded permanently. Rangers then retreated over Cumberland and Tennessee rivers to Paris, Tenn., where they reorganized for another Ky. raid.
Marker Name: Skirmish at Grubb's Crossroads
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Battle (war)
Marker Number (for official markers): 1830
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Kentucky Historical Society and the Kentucky Department of Transportation
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