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BATTLEFIELD ASSESSMENT

Germantown Road

December 14, 1864

Shelby

On December 14, 1864 the 4th Iowa Cavalry was attacked and dispersed on the Germantown Road losing several killed, wounded and captured.

HISTORICAL THEMES

Guerilla Warfare

PRESERVATION OPPORTUNITY INDEX

LOW

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County

Shelby

Date

December 14, 1864

Preservation Opportunity

LOW

Confederate Units

N/A

Union Units

4th Iowa Cavalry

Germantown Road

Account of Engagement

December 14, 1864 – Skirmish on Germantown road, near Memphis

DECEMBER 14, 1864.—Skirmish on the Germantown road, near Memphis, Tenn.

Report of Col. Edward F. Winslow, Fourth Iowa Cavalry, commanding Second Cavalry Brigade.

HDQRS. SECOND BRIGADE, December 14, 1864.

Capt. Huff, Fourth Iowa Cavalry, and fifty men were suddenly charged on the Germantown road, this day about 12 m., by a party, and dispersed, five miles out.

Loss yet unknown, though I judge several were killed, wounded, and perhaps quite a number captured.

Yours, truly,

WINSLOW, Col., Cmdg.

OR, Ser. I, Vol. 45, pt. I, p. 843.

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Terms Legend

Historical Themes:  Topics and subject matter that characterize the battlefield including Control of Tennessee’s Resources, Crucible for Leadership, Guerilla Warfare, Transformation in Warfare, Enslaved People, and Influence on Campaign.  Sites are identified that exhibit themes at moderate to high levels, and some sites may contain one or more Historical Themes.
 
Preservation Opportunity Index (POI):  A rating assigned for each battlefield to indicate relative opportunity and potential for successful site preservation.  The Index is generated by a model that evaluates ratings assigned for site significance, condition, risk of loss, protection potential, and opportunities for interpretation.  Based upon the POI values for each region in Tennessee (West, Middle, East), sites are indicated as having High, Medium, or Low opportunity.
 
Geo-coordinates: General/central location of the battlefield area per latitude and longitude coordinates utilized in Google Earth