Paducah, KY, United States
Forrest's Bivouac. Gen. Nathan B. Forrest and his CSA troops bivouacked one mile southwest of this spot after Battle of Paducah, March 25, 1864. Forrest moved to Mayfield next day where he paroled his men in order that they could visit their homes in western Kentucky and Tennessee. After three-day f
urlough troops joined Forrest at Trenton, Tennessee, without loss of a man.
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