MILITARY · HISTORICAL MARKER
Forrest's Raid
Kenton, Tennessee
· Dec. 21, 1862
Military
At Kenton, a detachment of Forrest's Brigade coming north from Rutherford captured the Federal garrison of 250 men, including Col. Thos. J. Kenney of the 122nd Illinois Infantry, and tore up the five miles of track between the two towns.
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