The Battle of Bean's Station was a battle of the Knoxville Campaign of the American Civil War , occurring on December 14, 1863, in Grainger County, Tennessee . Gen. James Longstreet had been outside of Knoxville until December 4, when he abandoned their position and left heading Northeast. He was trailed by Gen. John G. Parke , who had just replaced General Burnside .
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