Battle of Hartsville | |||||||
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Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States (Union) | 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 | |||||||
Nearest city | Hartsville, Tennessee | ||||||
Area | 245 acres (99 ha) | ||||||
MPS | Tennessee Resources of the American Civil War MPS | ||||||
NRHP reference No. | 98001247[2] | ||||||
Added to NRHP | October 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.