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Battle of Rowlett's Station

Battle of Rowlett's Station
Part of the American Civil War

The 32nd Indiana Monument while being protected at Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville
DateDecember 17, 1861 (1861-12-17)
Location
Result Inconclusive
Belligerents
United States United States (Union) Confederate States of America CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
Alexander McDowell McCook
August Willich
Karl Friedrich Heinrich von Trebra
Benjamin Franklin Terry
Thomas Carmichael Hindman
Units involved
32nd Indiana Volunteer Infantry Terry's Texas Rangers
8th Texas Cavalry
1st Arkansas Battalion
Strength
500 1,350
Casualties and losses
40 91

The Battle of Rowlett's Station (also known as Battle of Woodsonville or Green River) was a land battle in the American Civil War, fought at the railroad whistle-stop of Rowlett's in Hart County, Kentucky, on December 17, 1861. The outcome was inconclusive, although the Union Army continued to hold its objective, a railroad bridge across the Green River.


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