On June 25, 1863 as part of the Tullahoma Campaign, Union cavalry pickets under Brig. Gen. David Stanley were driven back near Fosterville. After a skirmish with the 5 th Iowa and 4 th Michigan Cavalry regiments, Confederate cavalry retreated from Fosterville to Guy’s Gap.
Mossy Creek
On December 29, 1863 Union Brig. Gen. Samuel Sturgis divided his forces sending Col. LaGrange toward Dandridge while he held