The Battle of Parkers Cross Roads: The Last Civil War Battle of 1862

[@jeffreyburress2200]

My Great Great Uncle and Great Great First Cousin was there fighting with Forrest in Napier's Cavalry Bttn. They were Riley and Jesse Hammons from Scott County, Tennessee. Both were killed later in Middle Tennessee fighting with Forrest. Their commander, Colonel Napier, was killed in this battle. They became integrated into the 10th Tennessee Cavalry.

[@stacyvonn8036]

That brings a Great sense of Relief to know that the Interstate didn't Compromise the Integrity of the preservation of this Wonderful Historical Monument....❤️💯❤️💯❤️

[@jumpmaster82nd.]

Was there in the early 80s. Quite a transformation! Good work TN !

[@kevindice1092]

Stopped by Parker’s Crossroads in 2008- the amount of work that the Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield Association has accomplished since then is nothing short of amazing.

[@Spinonemaster]

Hey Gary and Chris ... haven't been commenting much (and also in FB Jail for 30 days for being 'mean', but watching there too) ... awesome, great to see some of the lesser know details Western Campaign stuff ... and the personal stories .... thank for all the hard work, I'm learning a lot

[@elijah2078]

I have toured the battlefield in its entirety and it is truly remarkable and is a great place to learn, in depth, our American history.

[@bjohnson515]

Well done! Watching them all.

[@lynnglidewell7367]

I've been to Parkers Crossroads many times. As far back as 1976 just as restoration of the site was in its beginnings. I'd stop to eat at restaurants just off the exit of I-40. One called Deena's ( later Bailey's) was a family favorite as we traveled. It's 2024 now and the Battle ground is much more elaborate then in 1976!

[@kirkwilson10]

Forrest's Great West Tennessee Raid pre-Parkers Crossroads is a study all in itself. He and his men rode diagonally all the way across West Tennessee to Columbus, Ky. I'm still listening for mention of the late Riley Gunter from nearby Savannah, TN, his group that reenacted Freeman's Artillery and his work putting up Confederate monuments on battlefields.

[@lynnglidewell7367]

I've been to the Confederate line at Columbus Kentucky a number of times. A bluff overlooks the Mississippi River with Confederate Cannons aimed out at it. At start of the war the Confederate line stretched all across Kentucky from Columbus to Bowling Green then to the Cumberland Gap.

[@kirkwilson10]

I asked my wife to marry me on that bluff... Still got a pic of her and that giant chain.❤

[@mr.pickles810]

Had family fight at parkers cross roads. Been there myself. I dont think the visitor center was there yet. I remember something of a small cabin with a diarama of the battle. 63rd Ohio is the unit my ancestor was with.

[@exposethenwo6491]

I have been to Parkers Crossroads several times.

[@exposethenwo6491]

Yes there is a cabin, diagrama and fences.

[@Alex-lz4xl]

My ancestor was with the 63rd as well! Company F

[@joejohnston3591]

Look's like a nice battlefield park!

[@stevearchtoe7039]

Hope you guys are all right after the storms last night.

[@crazya3466]

Most of these battles were just cRAzy, fixed bayonets from lack of bullets and thru cannon blast, still using eighteen century battle lines. Man these guys were MEN ... 🇺🇸

[@Mag_Aoidh]

Parkers Crossroads was my 1st reenactment back in the day, always Federal. Steve is a great guy. I-40 gives a chance for so many people to get a glimpse of the battlefield. In fact a temporary mass grave for the federal dead is visible from the interstate.

[@2ndarmoredhellonwheels106]

Wheres the mass grave at? I've driven a semi thru there on I40 and have always been intrigued by this battle. Some day im gonna tour it as I live just 3 hours north in ky.thanks

[@noelp4916]

The knowledge that each of you have, is absolutely amazing. Congratulations on all videos, all excellent. 🇦🇺

[@Thudd100]

You all do a great job

[@bigsarge2085]

Fascinating!

[@SuperPhester]

Great work. Thank you.

[@joemabry9643]

Thank you!

[@IRgEEK]

Thanks for another great post! This place is not too far up from Memphis and this video really added to my understanding. Next time I hope to catch the visitor center open. Thanks again!

[@lizlittle1641]

I enjoyed my visit to Parker's Cross Roads. I was sad to see a highway through it though. This battlefield is up the road from where our property is. I don't live there yet but in a few years I will.

[@stevearchtoe7039]

After finding Richard II’s body in a parking lot…preservation is important.

[@thomascampbell2895]

Richard III

[@stevearchtoe7039]

@@thomascampbell2895 oops. You’re right. My bad.

[@Momusinterra]

Making a sensible and complete sentence is also important.

[@jamesorth6460]

When are you guys going to do the Battle of Mine Creek, largest cavalry battle West of the Mississippi

[@citizenbobx]

Has anyone explored the idea of using Augmented Reality technology on the battlefields where you can stand at different spots on the field, put on AR, and then see the action that happened transposed over the terrain? If we're approaching the point where that could be done, you might have a lot less trouble with preservation. Then again, people might need therapy after something like that.

[@AmericanBattlefieldTrust]

Boom: www.battlefields.org/visit/mobile-apps/gettysburg-ar-experience

[@timmrogers8363]

C.S. General Nathan Bedford Forrest, The Most Remarkable Rebel Leader!

[@jaybaker8938]

The presenting is just to hyped for me to watch this. It isn't relaxed.

[@unicornad1018]

I love your vids I bing ur vids such great job

[@SmilingAtheist]

Hey Gary and Chris .. I haven’t been commenting either much because I’ve been in an actual jail because I did something “mean” too. Great to see people on here crying about their Facebook woes and I hope those people make it out of an imaginary jail institution. That must be rough for them effected by something that doesn’t even exist. When I cry about my imaginary problems I lose all my rights and wake up in an insane asylum. But that Facebook jail seems much , much worse especially to egos.

[@ebusitanus]

Why are not the modern woods cut down? Funds, permits?

[@mrkitty1367]

another goodun boys

[@cmdrflake]

It is staggering how many men were wantonly cut down due to excessive political bickering in both the Union and Confederate armies.

[@johnzajac9849]

Route 29 runs through the Bull Run battlefield.

[@rah2209]

I thought and heard the last battle was fought in Columbus, Georgia.

[@scottjunge5992]

If Forrest was in Murfreesboro at that time it would have helped Bragg

[@mykofreder1682]

A minor battle compared to something like Corinth amplified well beyond its impact by self-promoting Forrest after the war. In 1862 I think he believed he was invincible and risked his life foolishly and may have actually done half the things he reported he did. He did little in 63, 64, 65 others than raid or poking around the edges of larger battles engaging with superior forces. He may have had a bigger force after Nashville than the Army of Tennessee and did nothing with it the rest of the war.

[@robertyoung9960]

I know it just history to y'all but think about WHY they where fight in the first place , to keep "SLAVES AS PROPERTY " !! SO SAD, ALL OF THOSE LIVES LOST !!

[@bearcubs9497]

how many rebel soldiers owned slaves? not many.

[@robertyoung9960]

@@bearcubs9497 1 is too many !!

[@bearcubs9497]

@@robertyoung9960 you're not thinking this through; why would a poor 17 year old rebel soldier, too poor to own a slave, willingly assume the risk of being blown to pieces to protect the institution of slavery? answer is, he wasn't defending the institution of slavery; nor would he assume the risk of death to protect the wealth of plantation owners.

[@robertyoung9960]

@@bearcubs9497 I didn't say rebels owned slaves, I said they fought to " to keep slaves as property" !!!

[@bearcubs9497]

@@robertyoung9960 would you have put your life on the line for a plantation owner’s wealth if you’d lived back then?

[@kurtsherrick2066]

Everytime I go by Parkers Crossroads and other Battlefield there are no Flags Representing the Confederates. They deserve to have their Flag Represented. It could be The Official Confederate Flag or The Southern Cross. I had Ancestors that fought on both sides and only one out of three is Represented.

[@lynnglidewell7367]

Poor Steve. These other guys are animated fast talkers and old Steve can't keep up with their pace causing him to step on his own tongue time to time. lol. He has that bewildered look of a Deer in the car headlights. Very knowledgeable however and if he could tell what he knows at his own speed he'd be very informative I'm sure.

[@jerrywayne3467]

Long live the Confederacy