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The Tennessee Civil War Sourcebook is a searchable collection of over 7,000 articles chronicling the Civil War in Tennessee from September 1, 1861
through September 30, 1865.
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| Date | Title | Article |
|---|---|---|
| January 19, 1864 | Skirmish at Big Springs, near Tazewell |
JANUARY 19, 1864.-Skirmish at Big Springs, near Tazewell, Tenn.
REPORTS. No. 1.-Col. Charles D. Pennebaker, Twenty-seventh Kentucky Infantry, commanding District of the Clinch. No. 2.-Capt. Jackson Stepp, Sixth Indiana Cavalry. No. 3... read more |
| ca. February 5, 1864 | Burning of the town of Old Columbus, Jackson County, by Federal troops | •See January 28, 1864-February 8, 1864-Expedition from Gallatin to Cumberland Mountains ... read more |
| February 7, 1864 | Citizens of Jackson pay tribute to Federal Colonel Fielding Hurst to |
prevent the razing of the city
HDQRS. DEPT. OF THE WEST TENN., AND NORTH MISS., In the Field, March 22, 1864. Brig.-Gen. BUCKLAND or COMDG. OFFICER U. S. FORCES, Memphis, Tenn.: GEN.: I have the honor to t... read more |
| February 21, 1864 | Major-General Nathan Bedford Forrest's situation report for West |
Tennessee
HDQRS. FORREST'S CAVALRY, Jackson, Tenn., March 21, 1864. Col. THOMAS M. JACK, Asst. Adjt. Gen., Dept. of Ala., Miss., and East La.: COL.: I forward, for the information of the lieutenant-general co... read more |
| March 20, 1864 | "Those men are not soldiers but a band of robbers and murderers. They don't mind whether a man is a Union man or a Confederate,- if he has money they will take it." First Lieutenant Robert Cruikshank, 123rd New York Infantry Regiment, letter home to his wife Mary, camp life near the | ... read more |
| March 22, 1864 | Confederates destroy private ferries on the Obion River |
UNION CITY, March 23, 1864.
Brig.-Gen. BRAYMAN, Cmdg. District of Cairo: My private scout has just arrived and brings the information that Gen. Forrest is at Jackson with a large force, estimated at from 6,000 to 7,000. On... read more |
| March 23, 1864 | Report of Federal scout regarding Forrest's position in West Tennessee |
UNION CITY, March 23, 1864.
Capt. J. H. ODLIN, Assistant Adjutant-Gen.: For fear my three dispatches of this day to the general have not been received, I repeat to you the material points of them: First. B... read more |
| March 24, 1864 | Capture of Union CityNote 1 |
Report of Capt. John W. Beatty, Seventh Tennessee Cavalry, of the capture of Union City.
CAIRO, ILL., April 12, 1864. SIR: I have the honor to report to you that I have made my escape from the enemy after being surrendered, together with 16 officers ... read more |
| March 24, 1864 | Colonel Fielding-Hurst's orders to "hang upon and harass" Nathan |
Bedford Forrest and "forage upon secession sympathizers."
HDQRS. CAVALRY DIVISION, SIXTEENTH ARMY CORPS, Memphis, Tenn., March 24, 1864. Col. FIELDING HURST, Cmdg. Sixth Tennessee Cavalry: COL.: Information ha... read more |
| March 25, 1864 | Expedition from Somerville toward Jackson, Hatchie River and Estenaula, Tennessee | •See March 24, 1864--Colonel Fielding-Hurst's orders to "hang upon and harass" Nathan Bedford Forrest and "forage upon secession sympathizers." ... read more |
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