To complete this adventure, you must visit 11 different historical
markers which describe the events that took place on this very spot
during the Civil War battle of Parkers Crossroads. Please take your
time, don't rush, and read the information provided. It is really
interesting to learn about the many events that took place here
during this Civil War battle.
Your objective will be to obtain information from each
historical marker which will help you to complete the following
coordinates that lead to the final cache location.
N 3A BC.DEF W 088 GH.IJK
Begin your adventure at the following coordinates: N 35 47.780 W
088 23.403 At this first stop you will see a three sided
historical marker. On the side titled "Forrest's West Tennessee
Raid" there was an Alabama cavalry unit which served under Forrest.
The number of this unit equals "B"
Stop number two will be at the historical marker titled
"Forrest's Tactics" The marker tells the date when the attack at
Lexington occurred. The second digit in the day of this date equals
"D"
Stop number three will be at the historical marker titled
"Parkers Crossroads" This marker talks about John Parker. He owned
several slaves at the time of the battle. The first digit in the
number of slaves he owned equals "G"
Stop number four will be at historical marker "Give 'Em
Hell" This marker talks about Morton's battery and gives Morton's'
age at the time of the battle. The first digit of his age equals
"F"
Stop number five will be at historical marker "The Battle
Begins" This marker talks about the day the two opposing forces
met. The first digit of the day equals "H"
Stop number six will be at historical marker "Manning the
Guns" This marker talks about manning an artillery battery. On the
marker is a picture of a group of mules. The number of mules in the
picture equals "K"
Stop number seven will be at historical marker "A Fire
Terrible in It's Intensity" This marker talks about the intensity
of the battle and has a picture of men around a cannon. The number
of men around the cannon in the picture equals "A"
Stop number eight will be at historical marker
"Confederate Horse Holders" This marker talks about the job of the
horse holder during battle. The number of Ohio regiments that swept
down on the horse holders equals "J"
Stop number nine will be at historical marker "Fullers
Assault" This marker talks about a particular Wisconsin Battery.
It's number equals "C"
Stop number ten will be at historical marker "Charge Them
Both Ways" There is a picture on this marker. At the bottom of the
picture it has the title of the picture. The number of words in the
title of the picture on the marker equals "I"
Stop number eleven will be at historical marker "Flight
To Safety" This marker talks about Forrest's retreat from Parkers
Crossroads and tells how many men and horses he crossed the
Tennessee river with after the battle. The first digit in this
number equals "E"
I hope you have enjoyed this historical tour of the Parkers
Crossroads Battle. Once you have found the needed information, good
luck on finding the cache in it's mystery location.
