U.S. Civil War History
1862 - Union General Jeremiah Sullivan dispatched Colonel Robert Ingersoll and 200 men from Jackson to Lexington. Ingersoll's forces were routed on December 18 by troops under Conferate calvalry leader General Nathan Bedford Forrest.
1863 - Confederate President Jefferson Davis named General Joseph Johnston as commander of the Army of Tennessee. Johnston replaced Braxton Bragg.
1864 - The Battle of Nashville concluded with the Confederate Army suffering a crushing defeat over two days. The battle had started the day before.
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