A Paducah CSA Hero

Historical marker location:

Paducah, Kentucky

( 514 Park, Paducah)

Col. Albert P. Thompson fell here in Battle of Paducah, March 25, 1864, victim of Union cannonball. He commanded the 3rd Ky. Inf. CSA. The battle climaxed Gen. Nathan B. Forrest's memorable raid seeking medical supplies and munitions. Thompson, a respected lawyer here, joined Confederate cause in 1861. After war reinterred at Murray. Sponsored by Paducah Lions Club.

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