In April of 1863, the Confederate army dispatched General Nathan Bedford Forrest into the backcountry of northern Alabama and west Georgia to deal with an attack of 3,000 Union cavalrymen under the command of Col. Abel Streight.  Streight had orders to cut the Confederate railroad south of Chattanooga, which would have cut off Bragg's supply line and forced him to retreat into Georgia. Forrest chased Streight's men for 16 days, harassing them all the way, until Streight's lone objective became simply to escape his relentless pursuer. Finally, on May 3, Forrest, with only 322 soldiers, caught up with Streight at Cedar Bluff near the Georgia border and took 1,466 prisoners.

This monument marks the spot where the surrender took place.  The original monument, placed by the UDC, was heavily damaged by a log truck and was repaired and expanded by the Alabama Division SCV on land donated by a local family.  Rededicated in June, 2006, the monument is located on Alabama Highway 9 near the intersection with Highway 35 in Cherokee County.

 
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