Battle of Tebbs Bend | |||||||
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Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
Overview of the battlefield | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Confederate States of America | United States of America | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
John Hunt Morgan | Orlando H. Moore | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
800-1000 cavalry[1] 4 Artillery pieces | 5 companies of the 25th Michigan Infantry (approx. 200 men) | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
35 killed 45 wounded |
6 killed 23 wounded | ||||||
Battle of Tebbs Bend | |||||||
Nearest city | Campbellsville, Kentucky | ||||||
Area | 376 acres (152 ha) | ||||||
Built | 1863 | ||||||
NRHP reference No. | 99000900[2] | ||||||
Added to NRHP | July 28, 1999 |
The Battle of Tebbs Bend (or Tebb's Bend or Green River Bridge) was fought on July 4, 1863, near the Green River in Taylor County, Kentucky during Morgan's Raid in the American Civil War. Despite being badly outnumbered, elements of the Union Army defeated Confederate Brig. Gen. John Hunt Morgan's dismounted cavalry.