Jefferson County ( Indiana ) Civil War Memorial

They Led and Followed

Erected to

The Everlasting Memory

of the Soldiers of

Jefferson County

in the Civil War

1861 - - - 1865

By their Comrade

George Middleton

Private, Co. E-Third Regiment

Indiana Cavalry

Marker is on East Main Street west of Walnut Street, on the right when ...

Confederate Burials

In this cemetery, following the siege and capture of Madrid Bend and Island No. 10, about 75 Confederate dead were interred. Others were buried on the island itself. Channel changes have now joined the island to Missouri.

Marker is on Tennessee ...

Florance Street School

Florance Street School was designed by the firm Levy and Clarke and built in 1929 as one of the early public schools in Savannah built specifically for African-American students. It contributed greatly to Savannah’s Cuyler-Brownville community by offering quality education ...

1st Tennessee Infantry Battalion and 9th Tennessee Infantry Regi

Stephens' Brigade - Cheatham's Division - Polk's Corps

C. S.

Army of the Mississippi.

Batt. 1st Tennessee Infantry,

4 Cos. 9th Tennessee Infantry,

Stephens' (2d) Brigade, Cheatham's (2d) Division,

Polk's Corps.

These commands were engaged here until 1 p.m., April 7, 1862.

Marker is on Hamburg-Purdy Road, on ...

This Shell Fired into Vicksburg

This shell was fired into Vicksburg, Miss. by Union Troops in 1863. Presented to the City of Madison by the Widow of Dr. W. A. Collins, Assistant Surgeon of the Sixth Indiana.

Marker is on East Main Street west of Walnut ...

Battle of Eutaw Springs

A Determined Defense by a Brave Commander

To Major Marjoribanks and the flank battalion under his command " I think the honour of the day is due."

~ Colonel Alexander Stewart

Major John Marjoribanks ( pronounced "Marshbanks") led a ...

The Burning of Red Bridge

The "Last Straw" Between Jackson and Ashby

Nearly a month after the battle of Kernstown, Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's command had worked its way south "up" the Valley to join Gen. Richard S. Ewell's division near Conrad's Store (Elkton). To ...

Firing a Cannon

Eight soldiers were needed to fire each of the huge cannons that were once here, including a chief of detachment (who gave the commands), a gunner, and six cannoneers.

The steps in firing the cannon are shown here. The gunner is ...

The Casement: Key to a Fort's Design

Like most other masonry forts built in the United States during the middle 1800s, Fort Popham is made up of a series of casements. These are large enclosed spaces with high, arched ceilings and places for cannons to fire through ...

History of Verbena

Original Grant from

King George III to

Charles Cropson 1746.

1783 Grant from Beverly

Randolf, Governor of

Virginia to Jacob Mire.

1802 Jacob Mire

to George Price.

Original Mill Built 1803.

Verbena Park

and present mill built by

Wm. E & H.C. Hisey 1935.

Present Owners

Floyd E. & Ann T. Stanley

Purchased 1940.

Marker ...