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Thompson?s Station, 1863(203 total words in this text)(2024 Reads)  Other Names: None Location: Williamson County Campaign: Middle Tennessee Operations (1863) Date(s): March 5, 1863 Principal Commanders: Col. John Coburn [US]; Maj. Gen. Earl Van Dorn [CS] Forces Engaged: Infantry brigade [US]; I Cavalry Corps [CS] Estimated Casualties: 2,206 total (US 1,906; CS 300) Description: In a period of relative inactivity following the Battle of Stones River, a reinforced Union infantry brigade, under Col. John Coburn, left Franklin to reconnoiter south toward Columbia. Four miles from Spring Hill, Coburn attacked with his right wing, a Confederate force composed of two regiments; he was repelled. Then, Maj. Gen. Van Dorn seized the initiative. Brig. Gen. W.H. ?Red? Jackson?s dismounted 2nd Division made a frontal attack, while Brig. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest?s division swept around Coburn?s left flank, and into his rear. After three attempts, characterized by hard fighting, Jackson carried the Union hilltop position as Forrest captured Coburn?s wagon train and blocked the road to Columbia in his rear. Out of ammunition and surrounded, Coburn surrendered. Union influence in Middle Tennessee subsided for a while. Result(s): Confederate victory |
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1864: For the second time in a week, a Confederate force captures a Union wagon train trying to supply the Federal force at Camden, Arkansas. 1898: The United States declares war on Spain. 1915: Australian and New Zealand troops land at Gallipoli in Turkey. 1945: Eight Russian armies completely encircle Berlin, linking up with the U.S. First Army patrol, first on the western bank of the Elbe, then later at Torgau. Germany is, for all intents and purposes, Allied territory. 1952: After a three day fight against Chinese Communist Forces, the Gloucestershire Regiment is annihilated on "Gloucester Hill," in Korea. 1972: Hanois 320th Division drives 5,000 South Vietnamese troops into retreat and traps about 2,500 others in a border outpost northwest of Kontum in the Central Highlands. |
