Nathan Bedford Forrest leads Confederate cavalry in a daring raid on Memphis, which is designed to relieve Federal pressure on northern Mississippi.
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Nathan Bedford Forrest leads Confederate cavalry in a daring raid on Memphis, which is designed to relieve Federal pressure on northern Mississippi.
Braxton Bragg’s Confederate army captures a Federal garrison in Kentucky after a unique gesture of chivalry.
Braxton Bragg’s Confederate army enters Kentucky as thousands of men volunteers to stop the Confederates from crossing the Ohio River and invading the North.