Confederate Retreat At Sugar Creek - Marker
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Tennessee Historical Marker: Confederate Retreat at Sugar Creek in Southern Middle Tennessee
Waymark Code: WM3M1D
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 04/18/2008
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Retreating after the Battle of Nashville, the rear guard of Confederate Army of Tennessee, under Generals Nathan Bedford Forrest and Edward C. Walthall, surprised and halted the Federal advance here on the morning of December 26, 1864, in the last battle of the campaign. The Confederate Army then continued the retreat to the Tennessee River.
Marker Name: Confederate Retreat at Sugar Creek
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Battle (war)
Marker Number: 3F45
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennessee Historical Commission
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