Emma Sansom - 100 Years - Gadsden, AL
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N 34° 01.455 W 086° 02.117
16S E 589065 N 3765264
Heroic event and actions of a young girl during a war.
Waymark Code: WMPV04
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 10/21/2015
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County of marker: Etowah County
Location of marker: US 278, center median, inside cemetery, Gadsden
Marker erected by: The Etowah Historical Society
Date marker erected: May 2, 1963
Marker text: Here on the morning of May 2, 1863 Emma Sansom braved the fire of Colonel Streight's sharpshooters as she guided General Nathan Bedford Forrest and his gallant cavalrymen to the ford at this spot, where they crossed Black Creek, at that time a racing torrent. Her brave act enabled General Forrest to relentlessly pursue Colonel Streight and his army of invaders and force their surrender twenty one miles southwest of Rome, GA. This marker is lovingly dedicated to a woman worthy of being remembered by her countrymen as long as courage is deemed a virtue.