Cox's Raid 3C 25
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N 35° 26.459 W 088° 38.319
16S E 351270 N 3923181
Cox's Raid
Waymark Code: WM13DT
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 01/02/2007
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October 25, 1862.
Attacking this place at dawn, the Confederate cavalry battalion of Maj N.N. Cox killed one Federal soldier, captured three officers and 33 enlisted men of "B" Co., 49th Illinois Infantry, and dispersed the rest. They burned the railroad station and all Federal supplies, fired the railroad bridge and tore up the track, then withdrew.
Marker Name: Cox's Raid
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Battle (war)
Marker Number: 4C 25
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennnessee Historical Commission
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