Battle of Limestone Station - 1A113 - Limestone, TN
Posted by: vhasler
N 36° 13.406 W 082° 38.035
17S E 353149 N 4009968
Inexperienced Federal troops were captured when they ran out of ammo.
Waymark Code: WM6QNP
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 07/09/2009
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At a bridge here on September 8, 1863, the 100th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, engaged more than 1000 of General Alfred E. Jackson's men in a short skirmish. Out of ammunition and surrounded, the 100th was forced to surrender. Union casualties were 6 dead, numerous wounded, and over 250 captured. Of this number, 85 died in Confederate prisons. Confederate losses were not reported.
A long description of the battle can be at the TN genelogy website
(here) . The gist of the story was the Ohio troops had done lots of marching, but this was their first real fighting. Many died later in poor Confederate prison conditions.