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The Battle of Hartsville was fought on December 7, 1862, in northern Tennessee at the opening of the Stones River Campaign the American Civil War. Hartsville Battlefield is listed on the National Register of Historic Places .
The Battle of Hartville was fought January 11, 1863, in Wright County, Missouri, as part of John S. Marmaduke's first expedition into Missouri, during the American Civil War. Background [ edit ]
Ordered to Covington, Kentucky, August 21; then moved to Louisville, Kentucky. March to Frankfort, Kentucky, October 3–9, 1862; then to Bowling Green, Kentucky., October 24 – November 4. Moved to Glasgow November 10, and to Tompkinsville November 22. To Hartsville, Tennessee, November 28. Battle of Hartsville (Morgan's attack) December 7.
While operating on the Union lines of communications, Morgan captured the Union garrison on December 7 at the Battle of Hartsville, capturing more than 1,800 troops. [5] The Louisville and Nashville Railroad was a critical logistical lifeline to Union forces in Tennessee. Newly promoted to Brigadier General Morgan proposed a raid into Kentucky ...
Ordered to Louisville, Ky. Moved from Louisville to Frankfort, Ky., September 1862, and duty there until October 25. Moved to Hartsville, Tenn., October 26-December 1. Action at Hartsville December 7. Regiment captured and paroled. Sent to Camp Douglas, Chicago, Ill., and duty there as paroled prisoners of war until April 1863, when declared ...
John Hunt Morgan (June 1, 1825 – September 4, 1864) was a Confederate general in the American Civil War.In April 1862, he raised the 2nd Kentucky Cavalry Regiment, fought at Shiloh, and then launched a costly raid in Kentucky, which encouraged Braxton Bragg's invasion of that state.
Dyer, Frederick Henry. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion (Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co.), 1908.; Ohio Roster Commission. Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War on the Rebellion, 1861–1865, Compiled Under the Direction of the Roster Commission 12 vol. (Akron, OH: Werner Co.), 1886–1895.
The Battle of Riggins Hill (September 7, 1862) was a minor engagement in western Tennessee during the American Civil War. A Confederate raiding force under Colonel Thomas Woodward captured Clarksville, Tennessee , threatening Union shipping on the Cumberland River .