Lafayette (Rossville)

December 27, 1863
Fayette County

Attempting to disrupt the Federal occupation of West Tennessee,  Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest defeated a Union fort at Lafayette Station (current Rossville) as part of his retreat back into Mississippi with troops, food, and equipment previously captured in raids in West Tennessee.

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