"My Grandmother Millard and General Bedford Forrest and the Battle of Harrykin Creek", 692 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Thu, 2017-06-29 12:43
Text: 
"My Grandmother Millard and General Bedford Forrest and the Battle of Harrykin Creek"
Location: 
Tallahatchie Crossing|Iron Bridge|Wyott's Crossing|Wyliesport|Wylie's Crossing in "My Grandmother Millard and General Bedford Forrest and the Battle of Harrykin Creek" (Location)
Page Number: 
692
Order within Page: 
4
First 8-10 words of event: 
"He divided his men and sent half of them
Page Event Ends: 
692
Era: 
Civil War (1861-1865)
Characters Present: 
Philip St-Just Backhouse
General Smith
Unnamed Confederate Soldiers(3)
Unnamed Union Soldiers(4)
Narrative Status: 
Told
Date: 
Tuesday, April 29, 1862
Summary: 

Resuming the story from his perspective, Forrest describes the "sabre charge" Philip led against the Yankees at Tallahatchie Crossing (692) - and its unfortunate success.

Chronological Order: 
43.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
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Cultural Issues:
War›Insubordination | War›Strategy

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