Confederate Attacks at Spring Hill - Spring Hill TN
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Don.Morfe
N 35° 44.235 W 086° 55.489
16S E 506798 N 3954808
On November 29, 1864, General Nathan B. Forrest approached Spring Hill from the east at 11:30 a.m. From here, General James Chalmers launched an attack to seize the Columbia-Nashville Pike to the west.
Waymark Code: WM17FDG
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 02/11/2023
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TEXT ON THE HISTORICAL MARKER
Confederate Attacks at Spring Hill-November 29, 1864
On November 29, 1864, General Nathan B. Forrest approached Spring Hill from the east at 11:30 a.m. From here, General James Chalmers launched an attack to seize the Columbia-Nashville Pike to the west. Surprised by strong Union forces, Chalmers was defeated. Upon his return, Forrest noted "They was in there sure enough, wasn't they, Chalmers?" At 3:45 p.m., Major General Patrick Cleburne's division attacked the Union forces and defeated Brigadier General Luther P. Bradley's brigade. Union resistance and darkness halted Cleburne's pursuit of Bradley's brigade.
Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3D 73.)
Name of Battle:
Battle at Spring Hill
Name of War: U.S. Civil War
Date(s) of Battle (Beginning): 11/29/1864
Entrance Fee: Not Listed
Parking: Not Listed
Date of Battle (End): Not listed
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