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 Cleburne County - Heflin, AL Posted by:  Lat34North
N 33° 38.979 W 085° 35.277
16S E 630937 N 3724205
Cleburne County was named for Confederate General Patrick R. Cleburne. This marker is located at the Cleburne Co. Courthouse on Vickery Street at Hunnicutt Street, Heflin, Alabama.
Waymark Code: WMF0H5
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 08/02/2012
Views: 8
Cleburne County
Cleburne County was created December 6, 1866, and was named for Confederate Major General Patrick R. Cleburne. He was born March 17, 1828 in Ireland. He was the South's highest ranking foreign born officer and one of one of the best of any nationality. General Cleburne was killed November 30, 1864 in the Battle of Franklin, Tennessee.
Erected by General Patrick R. Cleburne Chapter, United Daughters of The Confederacy.
Marker Name: Cleburne County
Marker Type: Urban
Addtional Information::
Patrick R. Cleburne was a Major General in the Confederate Army. On November 27, 1863, his division delayed 3 Federal divisions commanded by General Joseph Hooker at the Battle of Ringgold Gap giving the Confederate Army and supply train the time it needed to retreat from Chattanooga, TN, to Dalton, GA.
Date Dedicated / Placed: Unknown
Marker Number: None
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