Redoubt No. 15

Redoubt No. 15 (HM1JR1)

Location: Selma, AL 36701 Dallas County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 25.651', W 87° 1.908'

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Inscription

1st Mississippi Cavalry

— Battle of Selma —

Front
Redoubt No. 15 located just to the west of Summerfield Road was defended by Colonel Pinson's 1st Mississippi Cavalry Regiment of Anderson's Brigade. Their 400 men held positions on the west side of the road and the rest of Armstrong's present; Ballentine's 7th Mississippi Cavalry, and Dillon's 2nd Mississippi Cavalry held the east of the road. These 1,000 men, Forrest's veterans, would bear the brunt of Long's attack.
"Ballentine's regiment was in the works on the right of the road... none of us thought the enemy would assault the works, exposed as they would be in an open field for some hundreds of yards... While we were all looking - the sun was nearly down - long, dark line of men appeared on the brow of the ridge; they moved slowly forward for a while, and then broke into a cheer and charge... I could not restrain the men near me, they began firing too soon. But as the enemy came nearer I could plainly see the deadly effects of our fire, though it did not check the enemy... Stepping on the banquette at the base of the parapet, I fired my Tranter five times into the struggling mass, and had commenced to reload when I heard wild cheering to the right. I knew that all was lost. I could see the enemy pouring over the works to the right, not a hundred yards away, and the mounted column fast approaching." Lt. Colonel Frank Montgomery, 1st Mississippi Cavalry, Anderson's Brigade

Rear

Map of the City of Selma, showing battle lines.

Details

HM Number	HM1JR1
Tags	US Civil War, Forts and Castles
Year Placed	2015
Placed By	The April 1865 Society
Marker Condition	No reports yet
Date Added	Wednesday, March 25th, 2015 at 9:04pm PDT -07:00

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UTM (WGS84 Datum)	16S E 497010 N 3587824
Decimal Degrees	32.42751667, -87.03180000
Degrees and Decimal Minutes	N 32° 25.651', W 87° 1.908'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds	32° 25' 39.06" N, 87° 1' 54.48" W
Driving Directions	Google Maps
Area Code(s)	334
Which side of the road?	Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal Address	At or near 2101-2103 Summerfield Rd, Selma AL 36701, US
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