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Amphibious Attack on Linden
US 412 west of county rd. 438, Linden,
TN ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
35° 37' 27.419988",
-88° 1' 18.359976"
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Tennessee State
Historical Marker
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United States Navy gunboats ferried a force of United States cavalrymen from near here to the eastern shore in the pre-dawn hours of May 12. After formation was achieved the force rode to Linden arriving at dawn. The cavalry surrounded the town surprising the Confederate force there. Forty prisoners, fifty horses, and two wagons were captured and the courthouse was burned. Amphibious attacks were a new tactic in the Civil War.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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Related Themes: C.S.A., Confederate States of America, Confederacy, Union States
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