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American Civil War: Nathan Bedford Forrest led a cavalry division in an attack on a Union Army supply base at Johnsonville, Tennessee, resulting in the capture of 150 prisoners.
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1861–1865 conflict in the United States
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Battle of Johnsonville
1864 battle of the American Civil War
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Union army
Land force that fought for the Union (the North) during the American Civil War
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City in Tennessee, United States
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