On April 2-4, 1864 a Union reconnaissance under the command of Brig. Gen. Thomas Wood scouted the valley between Powder Springs and Rogersville to determine the position of Maj. Gen. James Longstreet’s Corps that had moved north into Virginia.
Chattanooga- Second Battle
As part of the Chickamauga Campaign, Maj. Gen. William Rosecrans (Army of the Cumberland) ordered a brigade to shell Chattanooga