Battle of Farmington, Tennessee

Chattanooga Campaign

REOPENING THE TENNESSEE RIVER: Wheeler's Raid Farmington Brown's Ferry Wauhatchie CHATTANOOGA-RINGGOLD CAMPAIGN: Lookout Mountain Missionary Ridge Ringgold Gap

The Battle of Farmington, Tennessee was fought October 7, 1863 in Farmington, Marshall County, Tennessee as part of Confederate Major General Joseph Wheeler's October 1863 Raid in the American Civil War. The battle was fought as Wheeler was retreating back to the Confederate lines. Following a Union cavalry charge, the Confederates were routed, with an entire regiment deserting.

Sources

McDonough, James Lee. Chattanooga: A Death Grip on the Confederacy. Knoxville, Tennessee: The University of Tennessee Press, 1984. ISBN 0-87049-425-2.

External links

The Battle of Farmington

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