As part of the extended raid against Union supply lines in WestTennessee, Confederate cavalry under Brig. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest forced a surrender of the Federal garrison at Union City, Tennessee commanded by Capt. Samuel B. Logan (54 th Illinois Infantry) on December 21, 1862.
Vaught’s Hill
The Battle of Vaught’s Hill, also known as the Battle of Milton, occurred on March 20, 1863. A Union brigade-sized