| Rating: |
4.4 (1) |
| Games Played: |
2 |
| SM: |
1 |
| Turns: |
13 |
| Type: |
Custom |
| First Side: |
Union |
| Second Side: |
CSA |
(HISTORICAL) As the Army of West Tennessee strove to escape the trap at Davis Bridge, the very able Brig. Gen. John Stevens Bowen was entrusted with the defense of the army's rear. At Big Hill, just north and east of the Tuscumbia River crossing at Young's Bridge, Bowen placed his crack brigade of Mississippians and Missourians in line. At dusk, the fresh division of Brig. Gen. James B. McPherson made a weak attack against this position and was repulsed, mainly due to enfilade artillery fire and the cool ranks of the 15th Mississippi in the Confederate center. His mission accomplished, Bowen withdrew from Big Hill that night. After crossing the river and burning Young's Bridge behind him, the general and his men rejoined Van Dorn's army in its long retreat. By the morning of the 6th, the entire Confederate army was across the Hatchie and safe.
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