Cullman County, Alabama

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Back to the narrative of Streight's Raid.

Gen. Nathan Forrest, the Confederate leader who
 pursued Col. Streight through Cullman County.
No pictures of Streight were available . 

An historical marker in the Battleground Community near West Point. The sign explains that the community's name originated with its being the site of the Battle of Day's Gap in 1863.	A view of Crooked Creek from the homeplace of Fred Wise. Streight's men forded Crooked Creek after the Battle of Day's Gap and just prior to the Battle of Hog Mountain. Wise, an avid collector of Civil War relics, is currently building a Civil War museum on the site to house his impressive collection.
An historical marker located at Johnson's Crossing that tells of the flight of Col. Streight through Cullman County and his pursuit by Gen. Nathan Forrest. It is nearone of the last points of conflict between the two in Cullman County.	The site of the Hathaway ambush, located in the Bethsadia Community.
The actual site of the Battle of Hog Mountain.	The historical marker telling of the Battle of Hog Mountain. The sign is not actually at the battlesite, but it is posted on nearby 278 Highway.
The Penn Cabin, located on the site of the Battle of Day's Gap, was the home of Heddy Day. It was used as a makeshift field hospital for wounded soldiers following the battle.	Col. Abel Streight's account of his raid through North Alabama and into Georgia included passages that described the terrain in great detail. This ravine near the old Battleground school, is mentioned by Streight. Many minor skirmishes took place in the course of the raid between Streight's men and those of Confederate Gen. Nathan B. Forrest, who pursued him. Once such skirmish is thought to have taken place near this ravine.
The site of the Ryan's Creek ambush. The skirmish at Ryan's Creek was the last of the running battles to be fought in Cullman County.	This field, located just south of the Penn Cabin at Day's Gap, was part of the battlefield during the skirmish at Day's Gap. Union soldiers camped and placed their supply wagons near the line of trees seen in this photo. Several artifacts, including an old civil war-era coffee grinder thought to have belonged to a Union soldier, have been found at this site.