After destroying several bridges between LaGrange and Moscow, Confederate cavalry commanded by Maj. Gen. Earl Van Dorn attacked the 12 th Michigan Infantry at Middleburgh on December 22, 1862. Van Dorn was forced to retreat when Union reinforcements under the command of Brig. Gen. Benjamin Grierson arrived to support the 12 th Michigan.
Bulls Gap
In November 1864, Confederate Maj. Gen. John C. Breckinridge mounted an expedition into East Tennessee from Virginia to secure food