Athens

January 28, 1865

McMinn County

Confederate cavalry under Brig. Gen. John C. Vaughn and Maj. General Joseph Wheeler attacked Athens capturing 24-25 prisoners with the 7th Tennessee Mounted Infantry and burned several buildings in the outskirts of town.

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Lytle’s Creek

On January 4, 1864 Union cavalry commanded by Brig. Gen. David Stanley encountered Confederates in heavy force at Lytle’s Creek on the

Cumberland Gap

After the capture of Knoxville. Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside (Dept. of the Ohio) sent James M. Shacklford’s mounted brigade ahead

Mulberry Gap

On November 19, 1863 a scouting party of the 65 th Indiana Mounted Infantry captured and controlled Mulberry Gap after

Athens

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Lytle’s Creek

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