Rogersville and Powder Springs

April 2, 1864
Grainger County

On April 2-4, 1864 a Union reconnaissance under the command of Brig. Gen. Thomas Wood scouted the valley between Powder Springs and Rogersville to determine the position of Maj. Gen. James Longstreet’s Corps that had moved north into Virginia.

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