On October 29, 1864 a patrol with the 7th Indiana Cavalry encountered a Confederate force on the Pigeon Roost road at the Nonconnah Creek bridge. The advance guard of the 7th Indiana was captured and rest of the patrol routed at first fire.
Shelbyville
On June 27, 1863, Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg’s army was withdrawing from the vicinity of fortified Shelbyville and concentrating at