During a Confederate reconnaissance and foraging mission toward the Ohio River from Nov. 24 to Dec. 5, 1861, Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest passed here with 300 cavalry on the way to Caseyville. There he found a large supply of hogs and took some along. After he left, U.S.A. forces picked up the remainder. While returning to Hopkinsville, Forrest captured horses, cattle, and more hogs.