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Battle of Lockridge Mill ~ May 6, 1862
Latham Palmersville Rd., Palmersville,
TN ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
36° 25' 46.499988",
-88° 39' 54.18"
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Tennessee State Historical Marker |
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Col. Thomas Claiborne's Sixth Confederate Cavalry attacked and destroyed three companies of the Fifth Iowa Cavalry at Lockridge Mill about 1 mile north on the north Fork of the Obion River. The Fifth Iowa Cavalry was under Command of Major Carl Schaffer de Boernstein. Major Boernstein was mortally wounded and died the next day. Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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Battle of Lockridge Mill ~ May 6, 1862 Historical Marker Location Map, Palmersville, Tennessee Map
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