Forrest's Murfreesboro Raid - Murfreesboro, TN
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Don.Morfe
N 35° 50.769 W 086° 23.539
16S E 554875 N 3967054
A task force of Col. Nathan Bedford Forrest's Brigade, consisting of the 1st Georgia Battalion (Morrison) and led by Forrest in person, charged rapidly to this area, where they overcame the 9th Michigan Infantry and 8th Kentucky Calvary.
Waymark Code: WM17EAM
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 02/05/2023
Views: 3
TEXT ON THE HISTORICAL MARKER
FORREST'S MURFREESBORO RAID July 13, 1862
A task force of Col. Nathan Bedford Forrest's Brigade, consisting of the 1st Georgia Battalion (Morrison) and led by Forrest in person, charged rapidly to this area, at daybreak where they overcame one company of the 9th Michigan Infantry and two companies of the 8th Kentucky Calvary, released a number of Confederate civilian prisoners and captured the area commander, Brig. Gen. T.T. Crittenden and his staff, while other units of the brigade busied themselves elsewhere.
Name of Battle:
MURFREESBORO RAID
Name of War: U.S. Civil War
Entrance Fee: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
Date(s) of Battle (Beginning): 07/13/1862
Date of Battle (End): 07/13/1862
Parking: Not Listed
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