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On July 4, 1863, U.S. Army soldiers of Michigan's 25th Infantry repelled Confederate soldiers who followed Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan of the Confederate States of America. Two hundred United States soldiers faced nearly a thousand Confederate cavalrymen. Faced with larger numbers, Michigan was asked to surrender, but its leader refused.
A battle ensued.
U.S. troops won.
This battlefield is next to the bluffs of the Tebbs Bend section of the Green River. The U.S. Army stockade building would have been to my back and right.
Morgan and his men travelled up from Sparta, Tennessee on a mission to create diversions in Kentucky and to disrupt the Union's supply lines in the Commonwealth. It was hoped that slowing or stopping U.S. troops in the Bluegrass State would slow U.S. troops from occupying even more of Tennessee. The Union's Tullahoma Campaign to occupy middle Tennessee down to Chattanooga had successfully finished the day before. Moreover, the United States had just won at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and on this same day General Grant would win at Vicksburg, Mississippi. Chickamauga would follow in September.
After Morgan buried his dead, he fell back south and found a spot to cross the Green River. Despite losses, Morgan’s raiders went on the next day to battle at the Union stronghold of Lebanon, Kentucky. The Confederate Brigadier General would battle the troops under his close friend from childhood, a U.S. Lieutenant Colonel, who led Union efforts there while the rest of the troops were battling in Tennessee.
The Civil War Battle of Tebbs Bend was fought in Taylor County, Kentucky, on 04 July 1863. This monument commemorates the Confederate soldiers who died in the battle. This snapshot was taken on Friday, 13 November 2015.
The Civil War Battle of Tebbs Bend was fought in Taylor County, Kentucky, on 04 July 1863. This marker commemorates the participation of Michigan troops in the battle. This snapshot was taken on Friday, 13 November 2015.
The Civil War Battle of Tebbs Bend was fought in Taylor County, Kentucky, on 04 July 1863. These monuments commemorate the Confederate soldiers who died in the battle. This snapshot was taken on Friday, 13 November 2015.
The Civil War Battle of Tebbs Bend was fought in Taylor County, Kentucky, on 04 July 1863. These monuments commemorate the Confederate soldiers who died in the battle. This snapshot was taken on Friday, 13 November 2015.
The Atkinson-Griffin log house in Taylor County, Kentucky, served as a Confederate hospital after the Battle of Tebbs Bend on 04 July 1863. This snapshot was taken on Friday morning, 13 November 2015.
The Atkinson-Griffin log house in Taylor County, Kentucky, served as a Confederate hospital after the Battle of Tebbs Bend on 04 July 1863. This snapshot was taken on Friday morning, 13 November 2015.