December 7, 1862
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Hartsville, Trousdale, Tennessee, United States
Stones River Campaign [December 1862-January 1863]
Col. Absalom B. Moore
Brig. Gen. John Hunt Morgan
39th Brigade, XIV Army Corps
(Army of the Cumberland)
Expeditionary force (two
The 39th Brigade, XIV Army Corps, was guarding the
Cumberland River crossing at Hartsville to prevent Confederate cavalry from
Under the cover of darkness,
Brig. Gen. John H. Morgan crossed the river
in the early morning of December 7, 1862.
Col. Absalom B. Moore,
commander of the 39th Brigade, stated in his after action report, that
Morgan’s advance had worn Union blue
uniforms which got them through the videttes.
approached the Union camp, the pickets sounded the alarm, and held the
Confederates until the brigade was in battle line.
The fighting commenced at 6:45 am and continued
until about 8:30 am.
One of units
ran, which caused confusion and helped to force the Federals to fall back.
By 8:30 am, the Confederates had surrounded the
Federals, convincing them to surrender.
This action at Hartsville, located north of
Murfreesboro, was a preliminary to the Confederate cavalry raids by
Forrest into West Tennessee in December
1862–January 1863, and Morgan into
Kentucky in December 1862–January 1863.
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