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Battle of Cherokee Station

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141: 200: 186: 174: 161: 129: 426:, Lee attempted a second assault on Cherokee Station, but was repulsed by XV Corps. After this defeat, the Confederates attempted to win at another skirmish at Barton's Station. Due to the lack of supplies, Lee was forced to withdraw from Alabama to northern Georgia. However, Lee's resistance prevented the reconstruction of the Memphis and Charleston Railroad by making the Union use northern detours to Chattanooga. 218: 398:
moved up towards the location of the Confederate troops, with its 1st Division leading. They encountered a large force of Confederate soldiers and opened fire. Musket fire was exchanged for an hour, with the Confederates sustaining heavy losses. After the loss of a significant number of their men,
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used artillery and his men to delay the Union's assault on Tuscumbia and made occasional skirmishes with Union troops, such as the skirmish at Barton's Station. However, on 27 October, Lee was forced to retreat from Tuscumbia after a defeat at Little Bear Creek. As Union troops went towards
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attacked Confederate forces near Cherokee Station and after an hour of trading musket fire, the Confederates retreated. First Division of XV Corps brought up several
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The Union continued its push with a decisive victory at Little Bear Creek on October 27 near Tuscumbia, forcing the Confederates to surrender
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Sherman began his push near Cane Creek on 20 October, winning a battle against the Confederates. On the same day, skirmishes occurred at
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came up as support, but the 5th Cavalry finished off the Confederates on their own. The 5th lost a total of three men and two horses.
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commended Lee for his actions in delaying Union forces and preventing the construction of the Memphis and Charleston Railroad.
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and inflicted several dozen more casualties. Several Confederate soldiers were captured as well.
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and Dickson's Stations, both Union victories. Later on 20 October, Sherman pushed east towards
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The Confederates retreated from the field back to fortifications near
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the Confederates retreated. The division brought up several 20-pound
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On the evening of 20 October, a skirmish occurred between the
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from Mississippi. Sherman initiated his reconstruction at
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in order to make it easier for Union forces to get to
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Battle at Cherokee Station
American Civil War
Cherokee Station
Tuscumbia
Alabama
34°45′32.7″N 87°58′40.3″W / 34.759083°N 87.977861°W / 34.759083; -87.977861
United States
United States
Confederate States of America
Confederate States
United States
Francis Preston Blair Jr
United States
Peter J. Osterhaus
United States
Morgan Lewis Smith
Confederate States of America
S.D. Lee

XV Corps
Parrott rifles
American Civil War
Union Army
Confederate Army
Cherokee Station
Alabama
Sherman
Memphis and Charleston Railroad
Chattanooga
Corinth, Mississippi

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