On January 21, 1864 Union scouts with Brig. Gen. James Spears reported that Confederate forces advancing from Blain’s Crossroads had crossed the Holston River near Strawberry Plains and formed a mile-long skirmish line. Also see “Dandridge.”
Trenton
As part of his West Tennessee “Christmas Raid,” Confederate Brig. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest attacked Trenton, Tennessee on December 20,