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Battle of Vaught's Hill (view source)
Revision as of 23:24, December 13, 2010
, 23:24, December 13, 2010Created page with "{{ACWbattle |name=Battle of Vaught's Hill |image= |begin=March 20, 1863 |end=Same day |place=Rutherford County, Tennessee |theater=Western Theater |campaign=Middle Tennessee Oper..."
{{ACWbattle
|name=Battle of Vaught's Hill
|image=
|begin=March 20, 1863
|end=Same day
|place=Rutherford County, Tennessee
|theater=Western Theater
|campaign=Middle Tennessee Operations
|result=Union victory
|combatants1=2nd Brigade, 5th Division,<br/>XIV Army Corps
|combatants2=Morgan’s Cavalry Division
|commanders1=[[Albert S. Hall]]<br/>Colonel, USA
|commanders2=[[John Hunt Morgan]]<br/>Brigadier General, CSA
|strength1=1,300
|strength2=3,500
|casualties1='''62'''
|casualties2='''373'''
}}
During the inactivity following the Battle of Stones River, a Union brigade-sized reconnaissance force, under Col. Albert S. Hall, left Murfreesboro on March 18. Circling to the northeast, Hall encountered Confederate Brig. Gen. John Hunt Morgan’s cavalry command which caused him to fall back to a position east of Milton. Pursuing Hall, Morgan’s men caught up with him on the morning of the 20th, at Vaught’s Hill. Dismounted, Morgan struck at both Union flanks, even to the point of encircling Hall’s hilltop position. Hall conducted a perimeter defense and withstood all Confederate attacks, which lasted till after 2:00 pm. Morgan continued to bombard the Yankees until 4:30 pm, when he broke off the engagement, after learning that Union reinforcements were en route from Murfreesboro. Union forces continued to strengthen their position in Middle Tennessee. (''NPS summary'')
{{Template:Campaignbox Mid Tennessee 1863}}
{{Template:ACW Battles of 1863}}
[[Category:American Civil War Battles]]
|name=Battle of Vaught's Hill
|image=
|begin=March 20, 1863
|end=Same day
|place=Rutherford County, Tennessee
|theater=Western Theater
|campaign=Middle Tennessee Operations
|result=Union victory
|combatants1=2nd Brigade, 5th Division,<br/>XIV Army Corps
|combatants2=Morgan’s Cavalry Division
|commanders1=[[Albert S. Hall]]<br/>Colonel, USA
|commanders2=[[John Hunt Morgan]]<br/>Brigadier General, CSA
|strength1=1,300
|strength2=3,500
|casualties1='''62'''
|casualties2='''373'''
}}
During the inactivity following the Battle of Stones River, a Union brigade-sized reconnaissance force, under Col. Albert S. Hall, left Murfreesboro on March 18. Circling to the northeast, Hall encountered Confederate Brig. Gen. John Hunt Morgan’s cavalry command which caused him to fall back to a position east of Milton. Pursuing Hall, Morgan’s men caught up with him on the morning of the 20th, at Vaught’s Hill. Dismounted, Morgan struck at both Union flanks, even to the point of encircling Hall’s hilltop position. Hall conducted a perimeter defense and withstood all Confederate attacks, which lasted till after 2:00 pm. Morgan continued to bombard the Yankees until 4:30 pm, when he broke off the engagement, after learning that Union reinforcements were en route from Murfreesboro. Union forces continued to strengthen their position in Middle Tennessee. (''NPS summary'')
{{Template:Campaignbox Mid Tennessee 1863}}
{{Template:ACW Battles of 1863}}
[[Category:American Civil War Battles]]