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Carter's Raid ~ Dec. 30, 1862
U.S. 11W, at 37, Blountville,
TN ,
USA
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Tennessee State
Historical Marker
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Coming south through Moccasin Gap, Brig. Gen. Samuel P. Carter's task force, made up of two battalions each, 2nd Michigan and 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry and 1st Battalion, 7th Ohio Cavalry, here captured 30 wounded from the 4th Kentucky Cavalry, CSA; then sent detachments to Bluff City, 6 mi. SE, and Carter's Depot, 10 mi. SW, where captures were made and stores and railroad facilities destroyed.
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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