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Battle of Day's Gap (April 1863), US Civil War

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    Lt Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, (CSA) (1821 - 1877)
    [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] From the 1850 federal census, Bedford Forrest lived with his wife, son, and daughter at DeSoto County, Mississippi. The family at the time consisted of:
  • Brevet Brig. General Abel D. Streight (USA) (1828 - 1892)
    D. Streight (June 17, 1828 – May 27, 1892) was a peace time lumber merchant and publisher, and was a Union Army general in the American Civil War. His command precipitated a notable cavalry raid in 186...
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The Battle of Day's Gap, fought on April 30, 1863, was the first in a series of American Civil War skirmishes in Cullman County, Alabama, that lasted until May 2, known as Streight's Raid. Commanding the Union forces was Col. Abel Streight; Brig. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest led the Confederate forces.

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