Battle of Riggins Hill

Battle of Riggins Hill
Part of the American Civil War
Civil War replica cannon at Fort Defiance in Clarksville
Date September 7, 1862 Location Clarksville, Tennessee Result Union victory
Belligerents
United States	Confederate States
Commanders and leaders
William Warren Lowe	Thomas Woodward
Strength
1,100	700
Casualties and losses
negligible	107

The Battle of Riggins Hill (September 7, 1862) was a minor engagement in western Tennessee during the American Civil War. A Confederate raiding force under Colonel Thomas Woodward captured Clarksville, Tennessee, threatening Union shipping on the Cumberland River. Several Union regiments led by Colonel William Warren Lowe advanced from nearby Fort Donelson and drove off the Confederates after a struggle lasting less than an hour. The action occurred during the Confederate Heartland Offensive but only affected the local area.