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19 Sep 61, Barbourville, Ky - Battleground 4: Shiloh

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19 Sep 61, Barbourville, Ky

By Curt Cabbage
CSA 0 - 0 - 0 Union
Rating: 0 (0)
Games Played: 0
SM: 2
Turns: 7
Type: Stock
First Side: CSA
Second Side: Union
Downloads: 25
19 September 1861, Barbourville, Ky [Curt Cabbage]

In a heavy morning fog on September 19, 1861, Zollicoffer sent forward about 800 men under Col. Joel A. Battle. Camp Andrew Johnson had largely been vacated, with the recruits moved to nearby Camp Dick Robinson, where several thousand Federal troops were gathered under the command of Brig. Gen. George H. Thomas. As Battle's men approached the Camp Johnson, they encountered a force of 300 pro-Union Home Guards under Capt. Isaac J. Black, who hastily removed the planking from the bridge to prevent the Confederates from crossing it. Sharp skirmishing broke out, but Battle's superior numbers prevailed and Zollicoffer won a victory. His men seized the camp, destroyed the buildings, and captured the arms and equipment left behind by the retreating recruits.