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Battle of Green R. Bridge-Tebbs Bend 145 years ago July 4, 2008 Columbia historian recalls Morgan's route up Crocus Creek, through Fairplay and Gadberry, skirmish in Columbia, and the major Civil War Battle at Green River Bridge. Writer's family remembers Morgan spending night with ancestor With one photo By Chris Bennett July 4th 2008 will be the 145th anniversary of the battle of Green River Bridge-Tebbs Bend. When I was a young my Grandfather (Dellous Loy of Fairplay) told me stories of how The Confederates under Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan came into Kentucky from Tennessee, crossed the Cumberland River in Cumberland County, an then proceeded north up the bank of Crocus Creek into Adair County. Supposedly on Crocus creek John Hunt Morgan spent the night at the home of Nathaniel Morgan, my GGGG Grandfather. In southern Adair County, Morgan's calvary troops cut a road up a massive hill to create the first Dug Hill, (not to be confused with the second Dug Hill that is a blacktopped section of 704 and is still in use today) the Confederate soldiers marched thorough what is now modern day Fairplay and Gadberry to the area of Tabor Church where they bivouacked overnight before marching into Columbia where they had a small skirmish on Burkesville Street. The Confederates encountered a much larger force, and a much larger battle at Green River bridge. The well entrenched Union soldiers slowed Morgan's progress to their destination of Lebanon KY (a major Union Stronghold), where the Confederates won an important battle, and gained valuable supplies on July the 5th, but John Hunt Morgan's 19 year old brother Tom was killed in action. This story was posted on 2008-07-03 04:23:27
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