Sweetwater

February 16, 1865

Monroe County

On February 16, 1865, Confederate cavalry commanded by Brig. Gen. John C. Vaughn captured the Federal garrison at Sweet Water including 60 soldiers with the 2^nd Ohio Infantry Regiment.

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Blountville

Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside, commander of the Department of the Ohio, undertook an expedition into East Tennessee to clear the

Dandridge

Federal troops, commanded by Maj. Gen. John Parke, moved toward Dandridge on January 14. Confederate Lieut. Gen. James Longstreet ordered

Wilkinson’s Cross Roads

As the Union army advanced towards Murfreesboro, General Alexander McCook’s Right Wing moved to a crossroads at the west end of Wilkinson

Sweetwater

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Blountville

Dandridge

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