On September 29, 1861 a Union force consisting of a detail of the 12th Kentucky Infantry attacked approximately 100 Confederate troops encamped at Travisville, Tennessee killing four and capturing four more as prisoners. The skirmish is considered to be the first combat of the Civil War in Tennessee.
Leiper’s Ferry
On October 28, 1863 elements of the IX Corps, Second Brigade, Cavalry Division were ordered to Leiper’s Ferry following the