The Battle of Wyerman's Mill

Wyerman's Mill

February 27, 1864. General S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General:

GENERAL: Brigadier General W. E. Jones captured 256 of the enemy and 13 negroes near Wyerman's Mills, five miles east of Cumberland Gap. They belonged to the Eleventh Tennessee Regiment, Federal, under command of Lieutenant Colonel R. A. Davis, who was taken wounded. General Vaughn co-operated and attacked the enemy in front. Our loss was 3 killed and 3 wounded. The enemy had 5 killed and many wounded.

J. LONSGREET, Lieutenant-General, Commanding.

Near Kingport Tennessee on November 10, 1863. The report begins at the bottom of the first page.

Map of the Battle of Piedmont

The 1st Tennessee were with Vaughn's Brigade and fought dismounted during the Battle of Piedmont. This map shows their location during the battle.

Gen. John Hunt Morgan takes command

 General John Hunt Morgan

dept. of s.w. virginia & e. tennessee

Abingdon, Virginia  
Summer 1864

  On June 22, the War Department expanded General Morgan’s military district to include east Tennessee.  The area of Morgan’s responsibility was relatively quiet during the summer of 1864, with most military activity being centered around Grant’s illegal siege of Petersburg, Virginia and Sherman’s unholy drive through Georgia.

  As survivors from the Kentucky Raid straggled into the Department’s headquarters at Abingdon, Morgan acquired men from the fragmented brigades of Generals John C. Vaughn and William “Grumble” Jones.  Even though he commanded fewer than 3,000 men in total, General Morgan endeavored to build a Division by dividing his force into three sections and listing them as “Brigades” in the organizational structure.  Major Cassell’s 2nd Battalion, the men of the old 2nd Kentucky, remained assigned to Smith’s Brigade.  

General William "Grumble" Jones

 In May, 1864, Jones assumed command of the Confederate forces in the Shenandoah Valley who were defending against the halting advance of Maj. Gen. David Hunter towards Lynchburg, Virginia, in the Valley Campaigns of 1864. In the Battle of Piedmont on June 5, 1864, Jones was shot in the head and killed while leading a charge against a superior attacking force.

Here is a song written by The Dixie Bee-Liners about Gen. "Grumble" Jones.

 

 GRUMBLE JONES

"The Frozen Fight"

The 1st (Carter's) Tennessee Cavalry Regiment was assigned to General Williams' Cavalry Brigade from Aug. 1863 till Feb. 1864. The Battle of Jonesville happened on Jan. 3, 1864.

This is the Dickinson - Milburne House in Jonesville, VA. Much of the fighting during the Battle of Jonesville took place around this house, which was on the outskirts of the town at the time. Federals of the 16th Illinois Cavalry surrendered in the field behind the house.

Here is a detailed account of the Battle of Jonesville