Alabama Archeological Investigations of Caves
Alabama Archeological Investigations: Excerpt of 1922 Archeological Investigation of caves in Alabama.
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Alabama Archeological Investigations: Excerpt of 1922 Archeological Investigation of caves in Alabama.
Continue readingRed Hill is an unincorporated community in Marshall County.
During the American Civil War, one of Nathan B. Forrest’s generals, Hylan B. Lyon, was staying in a private residence in Red Hill. He was captured by a detachment of the 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry, but managed to escape. On February 24, 1894, William Jackson Palmer was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions as colonel leading the 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry at Red Hill, January 14, 1865 where “with less than 200 men, [he] attacked and defeated a superior force of the enemy, captured their fieldpiece and about 100 prisoners without losing a man.”