Western Theater · The Civil War

Middle Tennessee Operations

The Middle Tennessee Operations ran from February 3, 1863 to April 10, 1863, a span of 67 days across TN. Its 5 principal battles account for 2,499 Union and 1,486 Confederate casualties in the surviving records, with the balance of decisive actions falling to the Union.

At a glance

The campaign in figures

Principal battles
5
Duration
67 days
States
TN
Union casualties
2,499
Confederate casualties
1,486
Order of events

Principal battles, in sequence

DateEngagementStateResultCasualties
Feb 3, 1863DoverGrade DTNUnion victory796 total
Mar 5, 1863Thompson's StationGrade CTNConfederate victory2,206 total
Mar 20, 1863Vaught's HillGrade DTNUnion victory435 total
Mar 25, 1863BrentwoodGrade DTNConfederate victory311 total
Apr 10, 1863FranklinGrade DTNUnion victory237 total
Beyond the principal battles

Recorded engagements in the campaign area

DateEngagementStateCasualties
Mar 25, 1863Action, BrentwoodTN13 wounded, 348 missing/captured
Mar 25, 1863Action, Little Harpeth RiverTN4 killed, 19 wounded, 40 missing/captured
Apr 10, 1863Engagement, FranklinTN12 killed, 21 wounded, 26 missing/captured
Mar 20, 1863Action, Vaught's Hill, near MiltonTN7 killed, 48 wounded
Feb 15, 1863Skirmish, CainsvilleTN3 wounded
Feb 15, 1863Skirmish, NolensvilleTN2 wounded
Mar 8, 1863Skirmish, Harpeth River, near TriuneTN2 wounded
Apr 6, 1863Skirmish near Green HillTN1 wounded
Feb 18, 1863Skirmish, Vaught's Hill, MiltonTN-
Feb 21, 1863Reconnaissance from Franklin, on Lewisburg, Columbia and Carter Creek RoadsTN-
Mar 3, 1863Expedition from Murfreesboro to WoodburyTN-
Mar 4, 1863Skirmish, FranklinTN-
Mar 8, 1863Expedition from Franklin to ColumbiaTN-
Mar 9, 1863Skirmish, FranklinTN-
Mar 21, 1863Skirmish near TriuneTN-
Mar 21, 1863Skirmish, SalemTN-
Mar 31, 1863Skirmish near FranklinTN-
Apr 1, 1863Expedition from Murfreesborough to Lebanon, Carthage and LibertyTN-
Apr 7, 1863Raid on Louisville and Nashville and Nashville & Chatta. R. R.TN-
Apr 9, 1863Skirmish, FranklinTN-

23 further recorded engagements fall within this campaign’s dates and ground. The complete geographic record is held on the state page: TN.

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