As the Right Wing of the Union Army of the Cumberland advanced from Nashville on December 26, 1862, it made contact with Confederate forces, mainly Gen. John Wharton’s cavalry brigade at Nolensville. The Confederate cavalry fought a delaying action before retreating south to Knob Gap. The fight at Nolensville opened the bloodshed of the Stones River Campaign.
Jackson-Forked Deer River
On July 13, 1863 detachments of the Union Second Cavalry Brigade (Col. Edward Hatch) attacked Confederate Cavalry near Jackson Tennessee