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Wheeler's Raid around Rosecrans ~ Dec. 29, 1862

Lebanon Road (U.S. 231), Murfreesboro, TN , USA

Latitude & Longitude: 35° 54' 47.52", -86° 23' 1.199976"
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Brig. Gen. Joseph Wheeler's Cavalry Brigade bivouacked hereabouts in the evening. At midnight, it moved north on Walterhill, then west on Jefferson, on a raid around Rosecrans' advancing army. The brigade consisted of the 1st, 3rd and 51st Alabama, the 8t

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Wheeler's Raid around Rosecrans ~ Dec. 29, 1862 Historical Marker Location Map, Murfreesboro, Tennessee Map