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Gunboats and Cavalary Nov. 4, 1864

U.S. 70, Courthouse Square, Camden, TN , USA
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8 1/2 miles east, at Johnsonville Landing, Forrest's Cavalry Corps, after blocking river approaches from both directions with captured Federal vessels and gunfire, destroyed the Federal base at Johnsonville. Losses were 4 gunboats, 14 steamboats, 17 barges, about 95,000 tons of QM stores: 150 prisoners were captured, Confederate losses were 2 killed and 9 wounded.

Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00
 
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