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A civil war battlefield that involved Confederate General Braxton Bragg and Union General Don Carlos Buell.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ChapterhouseInc

location: Kentucky

date approved: 11/28/2008

last visited: 01/28/2006

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BattlefieldsMacon County in the Civil War-Division and Conflict - Lafayette TN

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Three engagements took place in Macon County. On May 3, 1863, at Meadorville, four miles south of Lafayette on Highway 10, elements of two Federal units, the 11th Kentucky Infantry and 8th Kentucky Cavalry, fought Confederate guerrillas.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Tennessee

date approved: 05/27/2023

last visited: 05/27/2023

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On April 19, 1863, Union Col. Felix W. Graham’s 5th Indiana Cavalry attacked Hamilton’s command here, routed his forces, destroyed their camp and commissary supplies, and shelled the town.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Tennessee

date approved: 05/10/2023

last visited: 05/10/2023

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BattlefieldsAmbush at Meadorville-Conflict in Macon County - Lafayette TN

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This rural hamlet experienced a serious firefight between Union cavalry and infantry and the Confederate irregulars on May 2, 1863. Confederate guerillas hidden in the brush of Goose Creek ambushed Union Cos. D and E, 11th Kentucky Infantry.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Tennessee

date approved: 05/26/2023

last visited: 05/26/2023

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BattlefieldsPerryville Battlefield, Perryville, Kentucky

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The battle of Perryville October 8, 1862. Just over a five hours battle, left 7,500 from both sides killed and wounded.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member krsmith2

location: Kentucky

date approved: 09/20/2013

last visited: never

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On the morning of December 7, 1862, the Confederates attacked the Union garrison camped on a bluff overlooking the Cumberland River two miles south of here.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Tennessee

date approved: 05/24/2023

last visited: 05/24/2023

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BattlefieldsCumberland River Campaign-Burning of Old Columbus - Gainesboro TN

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The U.S. gunboats Reindeer and Silver Lake No. 2 accompanied three transports carrying a detachment of 140 sharpshooters. Confederate guerrilla bands fired on the convoy as it headed upriver.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Tennessee

date approved: 05/19/2023

last visited: 05/19/2023

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BattlefieldsBattle of Corydon - Corydon, Indiana

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Commemorating the only Civil War battle fought on Indiana soil, which took place on July 9, 1863.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member paulspaper

location: Indiana

date approved: 04/06/2008

last visited: never

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Confederate Gen. John Hunt Morgan raided Gallatin throughout the war to disrupt Union supply routes. In August 1862 Morgan’s troops destroyed the train depot and the railroad tunnel.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Tennessee

date approved: 05/19/2023

last visited: 05/19/2023

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Site of the first skirmish in Tennessee, large numbers of Confederate troops gathered at Travisville. A Federal force surprised the Confederates there.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Tennessee

date approved: 02/23/2023

last visited: 02/24/2023

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In the spring of 1865, Capt. John Francis’s company of Confederate guerrillas rode here from Kentucky, raided Livingston, and burned the county courthouse.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Tennessee

date approved: 11/30/2022

last visited: 12/01/2022

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Bragg Invades Kentucky from Sept-Oct, 1862 Moving northwest from Sparta, Bragg, with Maj. Gen. Leonidas Polk’s Right Wing, Army of Mississippi. Forrest’s Cavalry Brigade surrendered in Munford, KY to Bragg on Sept. 14, 1862.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Tennessee

date approved: 05/07/2023

last visited: 05/08/2023

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BattlefieldsBattle of Somerset - Somerset KY

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Here, July 21, Morgan took over telegraph line and countermanded USA orders to pursue. Destroyed commissary stores, wagons, arms. Moved on to Monticello. See map.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Kentucky

date approved: 11/13/2020

last visited: 10/16/2021

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March 30, 1863, USA force of 1,250 under General Q. A. Gillmore overtook 1,550 Confederate cavalry under Gen. John Pegram, here.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Kentucky

date approved: 09/28/2022

last visited: 09/27/2022

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BattlefieldsSeawell Hill Camp - Lebanon TN

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You are standing on Seawell Hill, where Confederate Gen. Joseph Wheeler’s cavalrymen camped during their raid through Tennessee. They had destroyed parts of the railroad to Chattanooga then moved north up the Tennessee River Valley.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Tennessee

date approved: 05/28/2023

last visited: 05/28/2023

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BattlefieldsSkirmish at Lebanon - Lebanon TN

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Col. Frank L. Wolford finally caught up with Morgan’s rear guard on May 4, but broke off the action after inconclusive skirmishing. At dawn the hard-charging troopers of the 1st Kentucky (U.S.) and 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry surprised Morgan’s command.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Tennessee

date approved: 11/22/2022

last visited: 04/25/2023

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Battle of Lebanon-Near dawn on May 5, 1862, Colonel John Hunt Morgan’s 800 Confederate Cavalry camped around the Public Square and at Cumberland University on South College Street, were attacked by General Ebenezer Dumont’s Federal Cavalry of 600.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Tennessee

date approved: 11/22/2022

last visited: 04/25/2023

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BattlefieldsMansker Creek - Goodlettsvile TN

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On August 20, 1862, Confederate Col. John Hunt Morgan and his brigade pursued a detachment of 300 Union cavalrymen along the railroad in this vicinity. The Federals had arrested nearly all the male citizens—boys and old men—of Gallatin.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Tennessee

date approved: 11/20/2022

last visited: 11/20/2022

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BattlefieldsBattle of Snow Hill - Dowelltown TN

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On April 3, 1863, two Union brigades under Gen. Stanley advanced to this position to battle a Confederate Division commanded by Col. Gano of Morgan's Cavalry ½ mile east on Snow Hill.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Tennessee

date approved: 11/12/2022

last visited: 11/13/2022

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BattlefieldsDeKalb County in the Civil War-A Country and a County Divided - Smithville TN

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After the Confederate Army of Tennessee withdrew from the county in the spring of 1863, Stokes and his Union cavalry played a large role in subduing local Confederate guerrilla activity.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Tennessee

date approved: 06/09/2023

last visited: 06/09/2023

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BattlefieldsNashville Blacks in the Civil War - Nashville TN

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During the Battle of Nashville (December 1864), nearly 13,000 black soldiers aided in the defeat of the Confederates. By 1865, blacks had assisted the Union Army in building 23 fortifications around Nashville.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Tennessee

date approved: 11/30/2022

last visited: 12/01/2022

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BattlefieldsFort Negley - Nashville, Tennessee

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Fort Negley, the formidable stronghold protected Nashville's southern approaches and deterred Confederate attacks. On November 5, 1862 the fort's guns helped drive off Confederate forces under Gens. Nathan Bedford Forrest and John Hunt Morgan.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Tennessee

date approved: 06/04/2023

last visited: 06/04/2023

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BattlefieldsDewitt Smith Jobe-Confederate Scout - Smyrna TN

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On August 29, 1864, Jobe hid in a cornfield to rest, but a mounted patrol of the 115th Ohio Infantry had spotted his tracks and surrounded his hiding place. The Union soldiers reportedly tortured him to get him to talk, but he refused.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Tennessee

date approved: 06/11/2023

last visited: 06/11/2023

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BattlefieldsThe War Around Sparta - Sparta, TN

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The Civil War in this area, as it affected the city.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.

location: Tennessee

date approved: 01/04/2023

last visited: 06/10/2023

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BattlefieldsHarpeth Shoals - Charlotte TN

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On January 13, 1863, Confederate Gen. Joseph Wheeler’s cavalry established positions nearby (Harpeth Shoals) and ambushed Union ships. Wheeler’s men destroyed two Union hospital ships, USS Trio and Parthenia, and one gunboat before retiring.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Tennessee

date approved: 05/10/2023

last visited: 05/10/2023

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