Carters Creek

For other uses, see Carter Creek (disambiguation).

Carters Creek is a stream in Maury and Williamson counties, Tennessee, in the United States.[1] There was a Civil War engagement there on Monday, April 27, 1863, in which 128 rebels were captured by Union Cavalry.[2]

Carters Creek was named for Capt. Benjamin Carter, a pioneer.[3]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carters Creek
  2. ^ "Important from Tennessee; Surprise and Capture of Another Rebel Post." New York Times. April 28, 1863. 1.
  3. ^ Spence, W. Jerome D.; Spence, David L. (1900). A History of Hickman County, Tennessee. Southern Historical Press. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-89308-242-0.