BATTLEFIELD ASSESSMENT

Lafayette (Rossville)

December 27, 1863

Fayette

Attempting to disrupt the Federal occupation of West Tennessee, Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest defeated a Union fort at Lafayette Station (current Rossville) as part of his retreat back into Mississippi with troops, food, and equipment previously captured in raids in West Tennessee.

HISTORICAL THEMES

PRESERVATION OPPORTUNITY INDEX

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