February 12, 1865

The Skirmish at Madison took place. With most major military operations concluded in the state by this period near the end of the war, the majority of actions were small skirmishes and patrols like this one. Federal troops used this lack of major organized Confederate resistance to keep the enemy off balance and disorganized.

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