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Forres t Raid on Johnsonville A Confederate Victory Tale
Capt George L Kilmer recalls Forrests bold 1864 river raid along the Tennessee, detailing the demolition of Union gunboats and transports at Johnsonville, the destruction of the depot, and the Confederate seizure of ships before a modern blaze driven by river forces. The action ends with heavy Union losses and a reported eight million dollars in damage.
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George L. Kilmer
U. 3
N. B. Forrest
Tennessee River
Johnsonville
Tenn
Tennessee
Forrest
West Tennessee
Forrests
Paris
Abram Tuford
Mounted
Fort Sleimann
Shilely
Hererey
Guferd
Jolsonville
Nashville
Captian
Undine
Venus
Forrese
Fin
Paris Landing
Fort Heiman
Nasss Ville
Thomas
Alabama
B. B. Lyon
Lyon
J. B. Hood
Wood
Tuscumbia