The Battle of Rogersville was a conflict in and around the town of

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, on the morning of November 6, 1863, between the

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3rd Brigade, 4th Cavalry Division and the

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Jones' Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Brigade and the

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. Because Federal forces were caught largely by surprise, the Confederates, under Brigadier General William E. Jones, were able to recapture Rogersville along with significant supplies from the town's railroad storehouses.

Union casualties

Union casualties are reported in the following table. A note asserted that wounded soldiers were probably reported as captured. Another source stated that Battery M lost 4 men killed and 35 captured. All its guns were spiked and abandoned but 86 men, 50 horses, and some equipment avoided capture.

Notes

References

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