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1863 Battle of Thompson's Station...
1863 Battle of Thompson's Station...
Item # 707916
March 10, 1863
NEW YORK TIMES, March 10, 1863
* Battle of Thompson's Station
* Williamson County, Tennessee
* General Earl Van Dorn
* Nathan Bedford Forrest
Among the column headlines on the Civil War are: "THE WAR IN TENNESSEE" "The Recent Fight at Thompson's Station" "Desperate Valor Of Our Forces" "Our Loss 300 Killed and Wounded and 1,000 Prisoners" "IMPORTANT FROM VICKSBURGH" "General Grant's Plans all Working Well" and more.
Eight pages, never bound nor trimmed, two folds, good condition.
background: The Battle of Thompson's Station serves as a textbook example of how superior cavalry mobility and tactical coordination could dismantle a larger infantry force. In March of 1863, Union Colonel John Coburn led a brigade-sized reconnaissance force into a meticulously prepared trap set by Confederate Major General Earl Van Dorn. Despite initially holding their ground on the high terrain, the Union troops were quickly outmaneuvered when Nathan Bedford Forrest executed a relentless flanking movement that severed their line of retreat toward Franklin. The situation turned dire as the Union's ammunition train withdrew prematurely, leaving Coburn’s men to face repeated charges with empty rifles. By the time the dust settled, the Union force had collapsed, resulting in the capture of over 1,200 soldiers—including the bulk of the 19th Michigan and 22nd Wisconsin—marking a significant, if localized, tactical disaster for the Army of the Cumberland.
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