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Bombardment of Johnsonville
- When
- November 4-5, 1864
- Where
- Union supply base
Confederate artillery shelled the Union supply base at Johnsonville, sinking gunboats and destroying supplies.
On November 4, 1864, Confederate forces shelled Johnsonville, Tennessee. The bombardment sank three gunboats and nearly thirty other ships. Many tons of supplies were destroyed. The action followed preparations by Forrest's artillerist on the previous evening.
Sources
- Battle of Johnsonville Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-21
- Nathan Bedford Forrest Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-01
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