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  The Battle of Hartsville
The troops at Hartsville were so placed as to guard the ford and approaches from nearby towns and for picket duty and scouting.
The battle was on and five thousand muskets were belching forth their leaden messengers as regularly and rapidly as possible.
Morgan was lavish in praise of his command, saying that they had marched fifty miles in cold winter weather, the ground covered with snow, crossed the river several times, fought a largely superior force strongly posted within six miles of their supports and brought off the prisoners all within a space of thirty hours.
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  Battle of Hartsville - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Battle of Hartsville was fought on December 7, 1862, in northern Tennessee at the opening of the Stones River Campaign the American Civil War.
The action at Hartsville, a crossing point on the Cumberland River about 40 miles upstream from Nashville, north of Murfreesboro, was an incident in Morgan's raid to the north, before Rosecrans had the bulk of his infantry forces on the move.
Guarding the river crossing at Hartsville was the 39th Brigade, XIV Corps, Army of the Cumberland, consisting of the 106th Ohio Infantry, the 108th Ohio, the 104th Illinois, and the 2nd Indiana Cavalry.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Hartsville   (570 words)

  
 Battle of Stones River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Battle of Stones River or Second Battle of Murfreesboro (in the South, simply the Battle of Murfreesboro), was fought from December 31, 1862, to January 2, 1863, in Middle Tennessee, as the culmination of the Stones River Campaign in the Western Theater of the American Civil War.
Although the battle itself was tactically indecisive, the Union Army's repulse of two Confederate attacks was a much-needed boost to U.S. morale after the defeat at the Battle of Fredericksburg, and it dashed Confederate aspirations for control of Middle Tennessee.
The Battle of Hartsville, at a crossing point on the Cumberland River about 40 miles (64 km) upstream from Nashville (north of Murfreesboro) was an incident in Morgan's raid to the north, before Rosecrans had the bulk of his infantry forces on the move.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Stones_River   (3839 words)

  
 Battle of Hartville - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Battle of Hartville was fought from January 9 to January 11, 1863, in Wright County, Missouri, as part of John S. Marmaduke's first expedition into Missouri, during the American Civil War.
Although they won the battle, the Confederates were forced to abandon the raid and return to friendly territory.
This article about a battle of the American Civil War is a stub.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Hartville   (325 words)

  
 James Lide Coker Papers, 1800-1947 - Manuscripts Division - South Caroliniana Library - University Libraries - USC
Hartsville Oil Mill opened as a department of J. Coker and Company; girls first admitted to Welsh Neck High School.
Hartsville: Its Early Settlers: the Growth of the Town with Sketches of Its Institutions and Enterprises, 1911.
Series III consists of miscellaneous documents and manuscripts that detail the life of Hartsville and its residents in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.
www.sc.edu /library/socar/mnscrpts/cokerjl.html   (1765 words)

  
 Re-enactments List
Reenactment of the "Battle of Picacho Pass", at Picacho Peak State Park.
Reenactment of the "Battle of Browns Mill" at the Catalpa Plantation.
Reenactment of the "Battle of Pea Ridge" (Arkansas).
www.forttyler.com /reenactmentslisting.htm   (2972 words)

  
 Tennessee Vacation - Battle of Hartsville Civil War Driving Tour & Memorial Park
Battle of Hartsville Civil War Driving Tour & Memorial Park
Directions: I-40 to Lebanon- onto 231- 10 miles to Hartsville exit onto H-25, 6 miles, turn right at traffic light onto Broadway.
Such use does not constitute an official endorsement or approval by the Tennessee Tourism Department of any product or service to the exclusion of others that may be suitable.
www.tnvacation.com /vendors/battle_of_hartsville_civil_war_driving_tour_memorial_park   (164 words)

  
 Battle Summary: Hartsville, TN
Description: The 39th Brigade, XIV Army Corps, was guarding the Cumberland River crossing at Hartsville to prevent Confederate cavalry from raiding.
Morgan approached the Union camp, the pickets sounded the alarm, and held the Rebels until the brigade was in battle line.
This action at Hartsville, located north of Murfreesboro, was a preliminary to the Confederate cavalry raids by Forrest into West Tennessee, December 1862—January 1863, and Morgan into Kentucky, December 1862—January 1863.
www2.cr.nps.gov /abpp/battles/tn008.htm   (227 words)

  
 Hartsville Tennessee Resource Guide, City or community of Hartsville, Tennessee Facts, Information, Relocation, Real ...
The population of Hartsville is approximately 2,188 (1990).
The distance from Hartsville to Washington DC is 546 miles.
Hartsville is positioned 36.39 degrees north of the equator and 86.15 degrees west of the prime meridian.
www.usacitiesonline.com /tncountyhartsville.htm   (241 words)

  
 TN Historical Commission - A Path Divided
From battles to encampments to guerrilla-style encounters, the campaign followed the Battle of Stones River and led to Chattanooga.
Battle of Hartsville Driving Tour– c/o Battle of Hartsville Preservation, 102 McMurry Blvd., or 240 Broadway, Hartsville, 37074.
Called "the most successfully executed cavalry raid of the War Between the States," it was from this battle that Col. John Hunt Morgan received his commission to brigadier general.
www.state.tn.us /environment/hist/PathDivided/mid_tnsites.shtml   (798 words)

  
 WebRoots Library U.S. Military   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Battle of Cave Hill or Prairie Grove, Benton county, Ark.
Battle of Plymouth, Va. The Federals defeated and driven from the town, 25 taken prisoners.
Battle of Fredericksburg, Va. In this, the most bloody battle of the war, the Federal army under Gen. Burnside, was most signally repulsed and defeated by Gen. Lee.
www.webroots.org /library/usamilit/doawfs07.html   (1467 words)

  
 History of the 99th IL Infantry - from the Adj. Genl's Report
Was engaged in a skirmish at Bear Creek, losing 1 killed, 4 wounded and 1 taken prisoner, and in the battle of Hartsville lost 35 killed and wounded.
The Regiment was in several skirmishes, and a detachment of the Regiment, Captain A. Mathews commanding, was engaged in the battle of Grand Coteau.
Captain Massie was A. and A. and was A. General in the battles at Spanish Fort and Blakely.
www.illinoiscivilwar.org /cw99-agr.html   (968 words)

  
 James River Publications - Ohio Regiments - mosocco.com/jreb/civilwar.htm
The 31 letters he wrote to her contain his comments on the war, battle descriptions, and details of camp life, court-martials, and thoughts of home.
Bard died at the Battle of Franklin, Tennessee.
At this battle he was wounded in his left leg and sent home...." An Illustrated History of North Idaho Embracing Nez Perces, Idaho, Latah, Kootenai, and Shoshone Counties State of Idaho, biography of William M Peden, Western Historical Publishing Company, 1903.
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 Civil War Flags
Although the major portion of the eagle is not present because of deterioration of the flag, the position of the stars and the banner under the eagle is similar to regimental flags manufactured in New York.
The V-shaped upper ribbon with stars extending to the edge of the ribbon and a lower three-piece scroll with a lowered center section as seen on this flag are characteristics of flags produced by Evans and Hassall for the Philadelphia depot.
It measures approximately 36" x 20" and is inscribed with the battles and dates of battles of the Regiment.“Before the Ninth left Chicago, Miss Florence D. Scammon, daughter of Hon.
www.civil-war.com /searchpages/result.asp   (4331 words)

  
 The Messenger's Sports News
Hartsville Nationals’ Alex Horton slides safely under the tag of Hartsville Northern’s Skyler Stokes during Monday’s game.
Monday was the first installment of the National vs. Northern as the two Minor League All-Star teams met in the winner’s bracket of the District V - Sub District Tournament at the Northern League Baseball Complex.
Hartsville National was scheduled to play Darling-ton Thursday night, with the winner squaring off with Hartsville Northern at 7 p.m.
www.hartsvillemessenger.com /Sports/060707_sportdesk7.php   (274 words)

  
 Greater Hartsville Chamber of Commerce -- History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
He established Hartsville Plantation in what is now downtown.
James came to Hartsville in 1857 to practice the farming methods he'd learned at Harvard College, but the Civil War interrupted his plans.
He was killed in an 1864 Civil War battle in Virginia.
www.hartsvillechamber.org /history.html   (477 words)

  
 History - Ohio Infantry (Part 7)
Battle of Stone's River December 30-31, 1862, and January 1-3, 1863.
Moved to Stevenson, Ala., September 6; thence march to Battle Creek and Anderson's Cross Roads, repairing road to Waldron's Ridge; thence march to Chattanooga, Tenn. Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign November 23-27.
Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7; Spottsylvania May 8-12; Spottsylvania Court House May 12-21.
www.civilwararchive.com /Unreghst/unohinf7.htm   (5889 words)

  
 John M. Conard - KS-Cyclopedia - 1912
14, 1862; was in the Kentucky campaign and at the battle of Hartsville; in the Tullahoma and Chickamauga campaigns; was present at Elk River and Davis Cross Roads, and the battle of Chickamauga; in the battle of Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge and the skirmishes following.
Promoted corporal for meritorious services, May 1, 1864; was in the Atlanta campaign at Buzzard Roost, the battle around Resaca, New Hope Church, Kenesaw Mountain, and Peachtree Creek.
In the latter battle was severely wounded in the right shoulder and was sent to hospital, thence home.
skyways.lib.ks.us /genweb/archives/1912/c3/conard_john_m.html   (1071 words)

  
 The 9th Tennessee Cavalry Company C
Bethpage at BATTLE OF HARTSVILLE Captured 26 Jul. 1862 Salineville, OH.
Sumner Co. at BATTLE OF HARTSVILLE Captured 1864 Lagurado, TN.
Sumner Co. at BATTLE OF HARTSVILLE Wounded Greasy Creek KY. Captured McMinnville, TN.
tennessee-scv.org /Camp1513/9thc.htm   (455 words)

  
 Table of Contents-Gue (Page 1)
The Fourth Iowa Infantry--G. Dodge its First Colonel--Services at the Battle of Pea Ridge--In the Battle of Chickasaw Bayou--Fighting of the Iowa Fourth--Services in the Vicksburg Campaign--In the Battles of Lookout Mountain and Ringgold--Reception of the Veterans by the Iowa Legislature--In Sherman's March to the Sea--Losses in Many Engagements.
The Thirty-sixth Iowa Volunteers--Sickness and Suffering in the Swamps--In the Yazoo Expedition--In the Battle of Helena and Steele's Expedition--The Battle of Mark's Mill--Most of the Regiment Captured.
Eighth Iowa Cavalry--Serves in Kentucky and Tennessee--In the McCook Expedition--The Battle of Newman--In the Wilson Raid--Death of Colonel Dorr.
iagenweb.org /history/hoi/HOI2TOC.htm   (1702 words)

  
 Trousdale County
Hartsville has many old homes that are filled with history and legends.
The homes had a panoramic view of the Battle of Hartsville.
Another of the few remaining old brick homes in Hartsville is the James Cunningham residence.
www.hartsvilletrousdale.com /Hhomes.html   (631 words)

  
 106th Ohio Infantry
This Regiment was known as the 4th German Regiment, and was immediately under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Gustavus Tafel.
It operated in Kentucky, mostly against Rebel cavalry, during the fall of 1862, and at Hartsville, December 7th was overwhelmed by a force of the enemy and obliged to surrender.
Ordered to Lexington, Ky., March 24, thence to Frankfort, and duty there till May, operating against guerrillas: Moved to Nashville, T enn., May 1-4, thence to Gallatin, Tenn., June, and guard duty along Louisville & Nashville Railroad from Nashville to borders of Kentucky till May, 1864.
www.ohiocivilwar.com /cw106.html   (397 words)

  
 1862
Arriving in Gallatin early the next day, the 2nd Kentucky was greeted by the sight of their dead scouts lying in the street, and the townspeople telling of how the scouts had been kicked and executed after surrendering.
Despite winning a tactical victory at the Battle of Perryville on October 8, Confederate forces continued their southward journey, with Morgan’s regiments continuing to protect the flank.
Together, they led regiments of the 7th, 8th, and 11th Kentucky Cavalry and the 2nd and 9th Kentucky Infantry were led 40 miles north from Murfreesboro through an unusually heavy snowstorm to attack the federal garrison, manned by the 39th Brigade, XIV Corps of the Army of the Cumberland.
www.lexingtonrifles.com /1862.htm   (5284 words)

  
 Tennessee Civil War Battle Hartsville American Civil War
The 39th Brigade, XIV Army Corps, was guarding the Cumberland River crossing at Hartsville to prevent Confederate cavalry from raiding.
The first major battle in the Western theatre of the American Civil War, Shiloh came as a horrifying shock to both the American public and those in arms.
The climax of these events was the little-known Battle of Perryville, in which a greatly inferior Southern force under Braxton Bragg managed a draw against Don Carlos Buell's Union army but also effectively terminated the Confederate invasion of Kentucky.
www.americancivilwar.com /statepic/tn/tn008.html   (800 words)

  
 Trousedale County
Called by the military men “The Boldest and Most Successfully Executed Cavalry Raid of the War between the States” The Battle of Hartsville was a classic execution of military tactic that made "Thunderbolt of the Confederacy,” Colonel John Hunt Morgan, legendary.
While in Hartsville, Morgan had one of his men, Gordon E. Niles, a New Yorker who was loyal to the southern cause and had publishing experience, set up and publish a newspaper, The Hartsville Vidette, on August 16, 1862.
Morgan, in Murfreesboro with the Army of Tennessee, had learned that the Federals had established strong garrisons at Gallatin, Castalian Springs, and Hartsville (the countryside he was so fond of).
www.hartsvilletrousdale.com /battle.html   (736 words)

  
 Ross County, Ohio History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Lucas participated with his command in the bloody battle at Monocacy Junction, near Frederick, Md., which was fought July 9, 1864, between the forces under General Lew Wallace and a part of Early's army.
Her great-geat-grandfather was given a tract of land embracing a township in Massachusetts, and her great-grandfather was wounded at the battle of Bunker Hill.
His regiment was assigned to the Fourteenth army corps, and he was with his command in the hotly contested battles of Perryville, Stone River, Hoover's Gap, Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, Ringgold, Resaca, Kenesaw Mountain, and Peachtree Creek, and in many minor engagements of the Atlanta campaign as well as Jonesboro and the siege of Atlanta.
www.heritagepursuit.com /Ross/RossBio572.htm   (22477 words)

  
 Links and Resources of Interest
Included are a set of detailed battle maps not to be found elsewhere.
This historic homplace served as headquarters for Gen. John Bell Hood prior to the Battle of Nashville.
Following the bloody Battle of Franklin on Nov. 30, 1864, wounded soldiers were treated at this antebellum mansion.
www.bonps.org /links.htm   (626 words)

  
 5th Kentucky Volunteers - Notes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
092 Killed at the battle of Hartsville, Tenn., Dec. 7, 1862.
111 Was wounded at battle of Chickamauga, Sept. 20, 1863; permanently disabled.
115 Was killed at battle of Chickamauga, Sept. 20, 1863.
members.aol.com /spydermyk/5thKYVols2.html   (1267 words)

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