Bataille

Battle of Riggins Hill

7 sept. 1862 · 36.55° N, 87.43° W

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7 sept. 1862
Type
Bataille
Coordonnées
36.55° N, 87.43° W
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minor battle of the American Civil War

Battle of Riggins Hill

Minor battle of the American Civil War

The Battle of Riggins Hill was a minor engagement in western Tennessee during the American Civil War. A Confederate raiding force under Colonel Thomas Woodward captured Clarksville, Tennessee, threatening Union shipping on the Cumberland River. Several Union regiments led by Colonel William Warren Lowe advanced from nearby Fort Donelson and drove off the Confederates after a struggle lasting less than an hour.

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