Battle of Hartsville

Battle of Hartsville
Part of the American Civil War
DateDecember 7, 1862 (1862-12-07)
Location
Result Confederate victory
Belligerents
United States United States (Union) Confederate States of America CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
Absalom B. Moore (POW) John Hunt Morgan
Units involved
XIV Corps
Strength
2,400[1] 1,300[1]
Casualties and losses
2,096[1]

139[1]

Hartsville Battlefield
Battle of Hartsville is located in Tennessee
Battle of Hartsville
Battle of Hartsville is located in the United States
Battle of Hartsville
Nearest cityHartsville, Tennessee
Area245 acres (99 ha)
MPSTennessee Resources of the American Civil War MPS
NRHP reference No.98001247[2]
Added to NRHPOctober 28, 1998

The Battle of Hartsville was fought on December 7, 1862, in northern Tennessee at the opening of the Stones River Campaign the American Civil War. Hartsville Battlefield is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

  1. ^ a b c d Kennedy, p. 150.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.