On September 29, 1861 a Union force consisting of a detail of the 12th Kentucky Infantry attacked approximately 100 Confederate troops encamped at Travisville, Tennessee killing four and capturing four more as prisoners. The skirmish is considered to be the first combat of the Civil War in Tennessee.
Huff’s Ferry
On November 14-15, 1863 Confederate forces of Lieut. Gen. James Longstreet crossed the Tennessee River at Huff’s Ferry. The Union