BATTLEFIELD ASSESSMENT

Mossy Creek Skirmish

January 10, 1864

Hamblen

On January 10, 1864 a scouting party with the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry captured a Confederate outpost killing 4 and taking 7 prisoners on the Dandridge road about six miles from Mossy Creek.

PRESERVATION OPPORTUNITY INDEX

N/A

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SITE DETAILS

County

Hamblen

Date

January 10, 1864

Preservation Opportunity

N/A

Confederate Units

N/A

Union Units

1st Wisconsin Cavalry

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