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Citizens of the town of Hartsville established Hartsville College in 1847, and in 1850 they turned over control of the school to the Church of the United Brethren in Christ. This was one of the earliest coeducational institutions in the US. After the Civil War, the campus was moved four blocks south to a large area now bounded by High, Washington, and East streets. Going still farther south on...
The Battle of Hartsville was fought on December 7, 1862, in northern Tennessee at the opening of the Stones River Campaign the American Civil War . Guarding the river crossing at Hartsville was the 39th Brigade, XIV Corps, Army of the Cumberland , consisting of the 106th Ohio Infantry, 108th Ohio Infantry, 104th Illinois Infantry, and 2nd Indiana Cavalry. The brigade was commanded by Col. Absa...