Battleground
Named after a Civil War Battle fought April 30, 1863, between Confederate troops commanded by General Nathan Bedford Forrest and Union troops commanded by Colonel Abel D. Streight. Confederates lost 50 to 75 men killed or wounded. Union lost 30 men. Shortly after the battle Union forces fled to Hog Mountain pursued by the Confederates.
Marker is at the intersection of State Highway 157 and County Road 1101, on the right when traveling south on State Highway 157.
Courtesy hmdb.org