Battle of Tebbs Bend

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The Battle of Tebbs Bend was an American Civil War engagement in Kentucky in 1863, notable for Union forces successfully repelling a raid led by Confederate cavalry commander John H. Morgan.

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Battle of Tebbs Bend canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Green River ⓘ
associatedWith Tebbs Bend-Green River Bridge Battlefield ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States (Union) ⓘ
campaign Morgan's 1863 Raid into Indiana and Ohio ⓘ
casualtiesConfederate significant ⓘ
casualtiesUnion low ⓘ
combatant Confederate cavalry ⓘ
Union Army ⓘ
commander Brigadier General John H. Morgan ⓘ
linked to: John H. Morgan

Colonel Orlando H. Moore ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
countryAtTime Union-held Kentucky ⓘ
date 1863-07-04 ⓘ
dayOfWeek Saturday ⓘ
defensivePosition Union earthworks and rifle pits ⓘ
followedBy subsequent engagements of Morgan's Raid ⓘ
hasParticipant John H. Morgan ⓘ
Morgan's cavalry division ⓘ
Orlando H. Moore ⓘ
Union Army of the Ohio units ⓘ
linked to: Army of the Ohio
historicalEra 19th century ⓘ
location Green River, Kentucky ⓘ
Taylor County, Kentucky ⓘ
notableFor repulse of John H. Morgan's cavalry ⓘ
successful defense by a smaller Union force ⓘ
opposingCommander John H. Morgan ⓘ
Orlando H. Moore ⓘ
partOf Morgan's Raid ⓘ
precededBy earlier skirmishes of Morgan's Raid ⓘ
primaryArm cavalry (Confederate) ⓘ
infantry (Union) ⓘ
result Union victory ⓘ
river Green River ⓘ
state Kentucky ⓘ
strategicSignificance delayed John H. Morgan's advance into Kentucky ⓘ
strengthConfederate approximately 2,400–2,500 men ⓘ
strengthUnion approximately 200–300 men ⓘ
tacticalSignificance Union forces repelled Confederate cavalry raid ⓘ
typeOfEngagement land battle ⓘ
year 1863 ⓘ

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John H. Morgan → participatedIn → Battle of Tebbs Bend ⓘ
2nd Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate) → engagedIn → Battle of Tebbs Bend ⓘ