After destroying several bridges between LaGrange and Moscow, Confederate cavalry commanded by Maj. Gen. Earl Van Dorn attacked the 12 th Michigan Infantry at Middleburgh on December 22, 1862. Van Dorn was forced to retreat when Union reinforcements under the command of Brig. Gen. Benjamin Grierson arrived to support the 12 th Michigan.
Stewarts Creek Bridge
On December 27, 1862 four companies of the 4 th Michigan Cavalry engaged Confederate forces at Stewarts Creek Bridge on the Nashville