Forrest and Capron - Columbia TN
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Don.Morfe
N 35° 34.573 W 087° 08.052
16S E 487840 N 3936954
Forrest’s cavalry, screening the advance of Stewart’s Corps on Columbia met Capron’s Cavalry Brigade in this locality and chased it back to Columbia.
Waymark Code: WM181TX
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 05/11/2023
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TEXT ON THE TENNESSEE HISTORICAL MARKER NO. 3D-19
FORREST AND CAPRON Nov. 24, 1864
Forrest’s cavalry, screening the advance of Stewart’s Corps on Columbia met Capron’s Cavalry Brigade in this locality and chased it back to Columbia where the presence of Stanley’s XXIII Corps behind entrenchments gave them protection and prevented Forrest from seizing the bridges over Duck River.
Name of Battle:
Battle at Columbia
Name of War: U.S. Civil War
Date(s) of Battle (Beginning): 11/24/1864
Entrance Fee: Not Listed
Parking: Not Listed
Date of Battle (End): Not listed
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