Battle of Britton's Lane - Denmark TN
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Don.Morfe
N 35° 29.427 W 088° 57.489
16S E 322376 N 3929196
Brig. Gen. Frank C. Armstrong's Cavalry Brigade here struck Col. Elias S. Dennis' Federal force of two cavalry troops, a battery and two infantry regiments.
Waymark Code: WM1821B
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 05/13/2023
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TEXT ON THE TENNESEE HISTORICAL MARKER NO. 4D-35
Battle of Britton's Lane
September 1, 1862
Ordered to raid north from Mississippi by Maj. Gen. Sterling Price, commanding the Army of the West, thus to prevent U.S. Grant's reinforcing Buell in Tennessee, Brig. Gen. Frank C. Armstrong's Cavalry Brigade here struck Col. Elias S. Dennis' Federal force of two cavalry troops, a battery and two infantry regiments. After four hours, in which they suffered heavy losses while taking 213 prisoners, and two fieldpieces, the raiders withdrew, their mission accomplished.
Name of Battle:
Battle of Britton's Lane
Name of War: U.S. Civil War
Date(s) of Battle (Beginning): 09/01/1862
Entrance Fee: Not Listed
Parking: Not Listed
Date of Battle (End): Not listed
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