Tilghman Home

Historical marker location:

Paducah, Kentucky

( 7th & Ky. Sts., Paducah)

Gen. Lloyd Tilghman, soldier and rail builder, lived here, 1852-61. Born, Maryland, 1816. Graduated West Point, 1836. In the Mexican War (1846-48). Chief engineer, 1855-56, New Orleans and Jackson Railroad, first to enter Paducah. In Civil War joined Confed. Army, 1861. Killed, Battle of Champion's Hill near Vicksburg, May, 1863. Sponsored by Tilghman High School Class of 1929.

Mexican War West Point

Kentucky was the site of many important battles during the American Civil War, including the Battle of Perryville, which was the largest battle fought in the state.