Bragg Invades Kentucky
N 36° 15.075 W 085° 57.133
16S E 594135 N 4012325
Tale of a Civil War Battle.
Waymark Code: WM9CBC
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 07/31/2010
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Bragg Invades Kentucky
Sept-Oct, 1862
Moving northwest from Sparta, Bragg, with Maj. Gen. Leonidas Polk’s Right Wing, Army of Mississippi, composed of the divisions of Cheatham and withers, passed through here. Forrest’s Cavalry Brigade, covering the left flank of the advance, operated west of Murfreesboro and Lebanon and as far north as Munford, KY., which surrendered to Bragg on Sept. 14.
Marker Name: Bragg Invades Kentucky
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Battle (war)
Marker Number: 3B31
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennessee Historical Commission
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