DECEMBER 14, 1863:
The
Battle of Bean’s Station, Tennessee. Union forces attack units of General James
Longstreet’s army, still in transit from Knoxville to Greenville. A sharp
engagement ensues that costs both sides nearly 1000 men each. Although the
Confederates are able to drive off the Federals, they do not have the resources
to pursue them. Bloodied, Longstreet’s men encamp at Russellville.
