Tilghman Home. 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.
by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Highways Department #0939 of the Kentucky Historical Marker series
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