Battle of Mossy Creek Marker

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Jefferson City in Jefferson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Battle of Mossy Creek
December 29, 1863

Battle of Mossy Creek Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Tom Bosse, February 27, 2010

1. Battle of Mossy Creek Marker

Inscription. Federal cavalry under Gen. S.D. Sturgis established a line just east of Mossy Creek. At 9:00 a.m., Confederate Gen. W.T. Martin assembled 2000 dismounted cavalry and eight cannons at Talbott's Railroad Station, three miles east. They advanced along the railroad driving the Federal outposts. After seven hours of severe fighting, Sturgis' Cavalry, with seven cannons and reinforcements by an infantry brigade from the 23rd Corps, repulsed the Confederates. By 4:00 p.m. the fight ended near where it began. It is estimated that the U.S. loss was 109 while the Confederate loss was 400.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1C83.)

Location. 36° 7.885′ N, 83° 28.889′ W. Marker is in Jefferson City, Tennessee, in Jefferson County. Marker is on East Old Andrew Johnson Highway 0.1 miles south of Municipal Drive, on the right when traveling south. Click for map. Located across the street from Johnson Ball Park. Marker is at or near this postal address: 270 East Old Andrew Johnson Highway, Jefferson City TN 37760, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Carson - Newman College (approx. 1.3 miles away); "Little Lord Fauntleroy" (approx. 4.4 miles away); David Crockett and Polly Finley (approx. 4.9 miles away); Frances Hodgson Burnett (approx. 5.1 miles away); Panther Springs (approx. 7.1 miles away); Dandridge (approx. 8.4 miles away); Battle of Dandridge (approx. 8.8 miles away); McBee's Ferry (approx. 12.3 miles away).

By Tom Bosse, March 6, 2010

2. Battle of Mossy Creek Marker

Mossy Creek Engagement Photo, Click for full size

By Tom Bosse, February 27, 2010

3. Mossy Creek Engagement

Credits. This page originally submitted on March 7, 2010, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,125 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 7, 2010, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.