Carters Creek

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Carters Creek is a stream in Maury and Williamson counties, Tennessee, in the United States. [1] There was a Civil War engagement there on Monday, April 27, 1863, in which 128 rebels were captured by Union Cavalry. [2]

Carters Creek was named for Capt. Benjamin Carter, a pioneer. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carters Creek
  2. ↑ "Important from Tennessee; Surprise and Capture of Another Rebel Post." New York Times. April 28, 1863. 1.
  3. ↑ Spence, W. Jerome D.; Spence, David L. (1900). A History of Hickman County, Tennessee. Southern Historical Press. p. 24. ISBN   978-0-89308-242-0.

Coordinates: 35°40′37″N87°00′37″W / 35.6770145°N 87.0102822°W / 35.6770145; -87.0102822


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