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1267:Involvement
1238:Spring Hill
1203:Fort Pillow
1198:Fair Garden
1177:Mossy Creek
1162:Rogersville
1122:Blountville
1112:Liberty Gap
942:Confederacy
860: /
486:John Warton
469:Confederate
423:Brig. Gen.
393:Confederate
382:Chattanooga
356:Chattanooga
337:Confederate
88:Confederate
1414:Categories
1228:Bull's Gap
1213:Morristown
1152:Wauhatchie
1127:Farmington
1046:Hartsville
986:Fort Henry
935:Combatants
848:86°23′35″W
845:35°50′49″N
786:Cumberland
610:2023-12-18
567:References
386:Brig. Gen.
362:Background
341:Brig. Gen.
312:Perryville
287:Cincinnati
199:86 wounded
64:1862-07-13
1346:Aftermath
1307:John Bell
1284:Nashville
1248:Nashville
1193:Dandridge
1097:Brentwood
1051:Lexington
956:Campaigns
542:Aftermath
371:Maj. Gen.
204:25 killed
197:15 killed
1387:Category
1233:Columbia
804:Archived
461:- Capt.
292:Richmond
179:Strength
72:Location
1398:Commons
1293:Leaders
1056:Jackson
1006:Lebanon
972:Battles
909:Origins
757:Sources
484:- Col.
452:- Col.
434:- Col.
401:Colonel
307:Augusta
267:Lebanon
90:victory
62: (
1001:Shiloh
771:
506:Battle
443:- Co.
84:Result
1326:Union
1082:Dover
947:Union
473:Col.
419:Union
368:Union
348:Union
187:1,400
116:Union
1186:1864
1075:1863
979:1862
769:ISBN
323:The
57:Date
184:814
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