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.
Franklin-Fort Granger
Advancing from Spring Hill on June 4, 1863 two brigades of Nathan Bedford Forrest’s cavalry engaged Union cavalry south of Franklin between