On October 28, 1863 elements of the IX Corps, Second Brigade, Cavalry Division were ordered to Leiper’s Ferry following the reports of skirmishing along the Holston/ Little Tennessee Rivers.
On October 28, 1863 elements of the IX Corps, Second Brigade, Cavalry Division were ordered to Leiper’s Ferry following the reports of skirmishing along the Holston/ Little Tennessee Rivers.
Confederate cavalry under Brig. Gen. John C. Vaughn and Maj. General Joseph Wheeler attacked Athens capturing 24-25 prisoners with the
Early in the Tullahoma Campaign, Union forces in the Army of the Cumberland advanced upon a series of gaps south