Forrest destroys the Johnsonville supply base
November 4, 1864, Johnsonville, Tennessee.
- Date
- November 4, 1864
- Where
- Johnsonville, Tennessee
- What happened
- Burned
- Event
- 137 of 174
Forrest's artillery bombarded the depot where Tennessee River cargo was moved to rail for Nashville. The Union burned its own boats to prevent capture, and 28 boats and barges and millions of dollars of supplies were lost.
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