Amphibious Attack on Linden

In the predawn hours of May 12, United States Navy gunboats ferried a force of United States cavalrymen from near here to the eastern shore. After forming up, the force rode to Linden and arrived at dawn, surrounded the town, and surprised the Confederate force there. Forty prisoners, fifty horses, and two wagons were captured, and the courthouse was burned. Amphibious attacks were a new tactic in the Civil War.

Tennessee · United States