Battle of Tebbs Bend

Battle of Tebbs Bend
Part of the American Civil War

Overview of the battlefield
DateJuly 4, 1863 (1863-07-04)
Location37°14′42″N 85°21′50″W / 37.24497°N 85.36394°W / 37.24497; -85.36394
Result Union victory
Belligerents
Confederate States of America Confederate States of America United States 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
Battle of Tebbs Bend is located in Kentucky
Battle of Tebbs Bend
Battle of Tebbs Bend is located in the United States
Battle of Tebbs Bend
Nearest cityCampbellsville, Kentucky
Area376 acres (152 ha)
Built1863
NRHP reference No.99000900[2]
Added to NRHPJuly 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.

  1. ^ "The Battle of Tebbs Bend". Tebbs Bend Battlefield Association. Retrieved 10 August 2011.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.