Blockhouse No. 2 Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad
Following the Battle of Franklin, Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest’s cavalry division and Gen. William Bate’s infantry division advanced toward that
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December 29, 1862
Rutherford/Bedford
As part of the Stones River campaign on December 29, 1862, Col. Charles Harker’s brigade (Maj. Gen. Crittenden’s Left Wing, Union Army of the Cumberland) crossed the Stones River at a ford near the base of Wayne’s Hill. Harker’s men drove in the enemy’s skirmishers only to find themselves facing a massive Confederate presence (Hardee’s Corps). Harker’s men pulled back while under fire and somehow avoided bringing on a general engagement that might have spelled doom for one third of the Union army.
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Following the Battle of Franklin, Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest’s cavalry division and Gen. William Bate’s infantry division advanced toward that
As the Union army advanced towards Murfreesboro, General Alexander McCook’s Right Wing moved to a crossroads at the west end of Wilkinson
According to the only report mentioning action in this area, Col. John Hunt Morgan’s Confederate cavalry engaged Union forces south of Silver