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Memphis I (TN004) Location Shelby County; Crittenden County, Arkansas Campaign Joint Operations on the Middle Mississippi River (1862) Battle Date(s) June 6, 1862 Principal Commanders Flag-Officer Charles H. Davis and Col. Charles Ellet [US]; Capt. James E. Montgomery and Brig. Gen. M. Jeff Thompson [CS] Forces Engaged Five ironclads and two U.S. Army Rams [US]; eight C.S. Navy Rams [CS] Results Union victory Study Area 19,818 acres The current Study Area is the same as that established by the CWSAC. Potential National 12,170.41 acres Register Lands Protected Lands 468.58 acres Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, fee simple Publicly Accessible Lands 468.58 acres Management Area President’s Island Wildlife Management Area, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency Friends Group(s) None Preservation Activities Advocacy Since 1993 Cultural Resource Surveys and Inventories Fundraising

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Planning Projects Research and Documentation Public Interpretation Brochure(s) Since 1993 Driving Tour Living History Maintained Historic Features/Areas Visitor Center Walking Tour/Trails Wayside Exhibits/Signs Website(s) Other Commemorative Plaque Condition Statement Portions of landscape have been altered, but most essential

features remain. Steady growth threatens the battlefield at the edges of the State-protected lands and waters.

Historical Designation None

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Memphis II (TN031) Location Shelby County Campaign Forrest’s Defense of Mississippi (1864) Battle Date(s) August 21, 1864 Principal Commanders Maj. Gen. Cadwallader C. Washburn [US]; Brig. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest [CS] Forces Engaged Memphis Garrison [US]; Forrest’s Cavalry Division [CS] Results Confederate victory Study Area 2,473.46 acres The revised Study Area includes the Confederate cavalry’s approach route. Potential National none Register Lands Protected Lands None Publicly Accessible Lands None Management Area None Friends Group(s) None Preservation Activities Advocacy Since 1993 Cultural Resource Surveys and Inventories Fundraising

Interpretation Projects Land or Development Rights Purchased Legislation

Planning Projects Research and Documentation Public Interpretation Brochure(s) Since 1993 Driving Tour Living History Maintained Historic Features/Areas Visitor Center Walking Tour/Trails Wayside Exhibits/Signs Website(s) Other Highway marker Condition Statement Landscape and terrain have been altered beyond recognition since the period of significance. Only previously protected areas remain. Commemorative opportunities exist. Historical Designation None

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Mossy Creek (TN027) Location Jefferson County Campaign Operations about Dandridge, Tennessee (1863-64) Battle Date(s) December 29, 1863 Principal Commanders Brig. Gen. Samuel D. Sturgis [US]; Maj. Gen. William T. Martin [CS] Forces Engaged Cavalry Corps, Army of the Ohio, and 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, XXIII Corps [US]; Martin’s Cavalry Brigade, Department of East Tennessee [CS] Results Union victory Study Area 9,046.80 acres The Study Area was revised extensively to include both Union and Confederate approach routes and to provide for a setting buffer around the Core Area. Potential National 3,959.48 acres Register Lands Protected Lands None Publicly Accessible Lands None Management Area None Friends Group(s) None Preservation Activities Advocacy Since 1993 Cultural Resource Surveys and Inventories Fundraising

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Planning Projects Research and Documentation Public Interpretation Brochure(s) Since 1993 Driving Tour Living History Maintained Historic Features/Areas Visitor Center Walking Tour/Trails Wayside Exhibits/Signs Website(s) Other Highway marker Condition Statement Portions of landscape have been altered, but substantial lands and features remain. Steady land development--sprawling commercial uses along U.S. Route 11E, expansion of industrial parks, and residential subdivisions--threatens the battlefield. Immediate

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public and private efforts to protect the Mossy Creek battlefield are needed.

Historical Designation None

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Murfreesboro I (TN006) Location Rutherford County Campaign Confederate Heartland Offensive (1862) Battle Date(s) July 13, 1862 Principal Commanders Brig. Gen. Thomas T. Crittenden [US]; Brig. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest [CS] Forces Engaged Murfreesboro Garrison [US]; Forrest’s Cavalry Brigade [CS] Results Confederate victory Study Area 8,639.61acres The revised Study Area includes the route of the lengthy Confederate approach from McMinnville. Potential National None Register Lands Protected Lands 4.64 acres National Park Service, fee simple Publicly Accessible Lands 4.64 acres Management Area Stones River National Battlefield, National Park Service Friends Group(s) None Preservation Activities Advocacy Since 1993 Cultural Resource Surveys and Inventories Fundraising

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Planning Projects Research and Documentation Public Interpretation Brochure(s) Since 1993 Driving Tour Living History Maintained Historic Features/Areas Visitor Center Walking Tour/Trails Wayside Exhibits/Signs Website(s) Other Condition Statement Landscape and terrain have been altered beyond recognition since the period of significance. Only previously protected areas remain. Commemorative opportunities exist. Historical Designation None

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Murfreesboro II (TN037) Location Rutherford County Campaign Franklin-Nashville Campaign (1864) Battle Date(s) December 5-7, 1864 Principal Commanders Maj. Gen. Lovell H. Rousseau and Brig. Gen. Robert Milroy [US]; Maj. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest [CS] Forces Engaged Murfreesboro Garrison [US]; Forrest’s Cavalry Division, Bate's Infantry Division, and Sears’s and Palmer’s Infantry Brigades [CS] Results Union victory Study Area 7,174.05 acres The revised Study Area includes Confederate approach routes that linked the preexisting study areas and a setting buffer around the northern Core Area. Potential National 2,504.65 acres Register Lands Protected Lands 118.48 acres Publicly Accessible Lands 118.48 acres Management Area Stones River National Battlefield, National Park Service Friends Group(s) None Preservation Activities Advocacy Since 1993 Cultural Resource Surveys and Inventories Fundraising

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Website(s) Other Condition Statement Much of the landscape has been altered and fragmented, leaving some essential features. Rapid development in Murfreesboro is impacting the remaining portions of the battlefield. Historical Designation None

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