Wheeler's Raid Around Rosecrans 3 A 88
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Brig. Gen. Joseph Wheeler's raid around Rosecrans.
Waymark Code: WM4936
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 07/23/2008
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December 29, 1862-Brig. Gen. Joseph Wheeler's Cavalry Brigade bivouacked hereabouts in the evening. At midnight, it moved north on Walterhill, then west on Jefferson, on a raid around Rosecrans' advancing army. The brigade consisted of the 1st. 3rd and 51st Alabama, the 8th Confederate Cavalry. Douglass' and Holman's Cavalry Battalions and Wiggins' Arkansas Battery. The 1st Tennessee Cavalry was attached from Pegram's Brigade.
Marker Name: Wheeler's Raid Around Rosecrans
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Battle (war)
Marker Number: 3 A 88
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennessee Historical Commission
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