BATTLEFIELD ASSESSMENT

Liberty Gap

June 24, 1863

Rutherford/Bedford

Early in the Tullahoma Campaign, Union forces in the Army of the Cumberland advanced upon a series of gaps south of Murfreesboro occupied by the Confederate Army of the Tennessee.  In a series of attacks and counter-attacks that followed including the 39th Indiana Infantry armed with Spencer repeating rifles, the Confederate forces withdrew to Tullahoma.

HISTORICAL THEMES

Controlling Resources

Crucible for Leadership

Guerilla Warfare

Influence on Campaign

PRESERVATION OPPORTUNITY INDEX

HIGH

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SITE DETAILS

County

Rutherford/Bedford

Date

June 24, 1863

Preservation Opportunity

HIGH

Confederate Units

St. John Liddell’s Brigade

Union Units

Col. Luther Bradley’s Brigade, Brig. Gen. August Willich’s Brigade, 39th Indiana Infantry, 32nd Indiana Infantry

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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