Germantown Road-Final Skirmish

April 18, 1865

Davidson County

On April 18, 1865 a detachment (18 troopers) of the 11^th New York Cavalry from Germantown was ambushed by Confederate forces while on patrol about 6 miles from Germantown. The overwhelmed patrol retreated back to Germantown.

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Advancing from Florence, Alabama toward Nashville, Tennessee, two Confederate cavalry divisions under William Jackson and Abraham Buford marched up the old military

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On February 6, 1862 combined Union army and naval forces of Brig. Gen. U.S. Grant and Flag Officer Andrew Foote, respectively, defeated

Germantown Road-Final Skirmish

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