Battle of Munfordville: Day 1

Battle of Munfordville: Day 1 (HM1NOH)

Location: Munfordville, KY 42765 Hart County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 15.408', W 85° 53.369'

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Battle and Siege of Munfordville

— Sunday, September 14, 1862 —

An "unauthorized and injudicious" attack ...

General James R. Chalmers was sent by General Bragg as a vanguard to Cave City. There, Chalmers learned from Col. John Scott of a weak Union garrison at Munfordville. Eager for glory—and without orders—Chalmers began a two-pronged attack against the Union fort, stockade and entrenchments.

By the end of the first day, his dead would have to be buried with shovels borrowed from the enemy. An irate General Bragg called it an "unauthorized and injudicious" attack, and moved the entire Army of the Mississippi to Munfordville to finish the job Chalmers began.
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Placed ByBattle for the Bridge Historic Preserve
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Date Added Sunday, September 6th, 2015 at 9:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 598477 N 4123938
Decimal Degrees37.25680000, -85.88948333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 15.408', W 85° 53.369'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 15' 24.48" N, 85° 53' 22.14" W
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Area Code(s)270
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 200-268 Charlie Dowling Rd, Munfordville KY 42765, US
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