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Battle of Vaught's Hill

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Albert S. Hall
  
John Hunt Morgan

62
  
373

Result
  
Union victory

1,300
  
3,500

Date
  
20 March 1863

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Location
  
Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States

Combatants
  
Confederate States of America, Union

Similar
  
American Civil War, Battle of Day's Gap, Battle of Hoover's Gap, Battle of Snyder's Bluff, Battle of Thompson's Station

Battle of vaught s hill


The Battle of Vaught's Hill, also known as the Battle of Milton, was a battle of the American Civil War, occurring on March 20, 1863, in Rutherford County, Tennessee.

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During the inactivity following the Battle of Stones River, a Union brigade-sized reconnaissance force, under Col. Albert S. Hall, left Murfreesboro on March 18. Circling to the northeast, Hall encountered Confederate Brig. Gen. John Hunt Morgan's cavalry command, which caused him to fall back to a position east of Milton. Pursuing Hall, Morgan's men caught up with him on the morning of March 20, at Vaught's Hill. Dismounted, Morgan struck at both Union flanks, even to the point of encircling Hall's hilltop position. Hall conducted a perimeter defense and withstood all Confederate attacks, which lasted till after 2:00 p.m. Morgan continued to bombard the Union force until 4:30 p.m., when he broke off the engagement, after learning that Union reinforcements were en route from Murfreesboro. Union forces continued to strengthen their position in Middle Tennessee.

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