On January 10, 1864 a scouting party with the 1 st Wisconsin Cavalry captured a Confederate outpost killing 4 and taking 7 prisoners on the Dandridge road about six miles from Mossy Creek.
Chattanooga-First Battle
In spring 1862, the Confederacy split forces in Chattanooga into several small commands in an attempt to complicate Federal operations. Union Maj. Gen. Ormsby