Battle of Tebbs Bend

Battle of Tebbs Bend
Part of the American Civil War
Overview of the battlefield
Date July 4, 1863 (1863-07-04) Location Taylor County, Kentucky, USA 37°14′42″N 85°21′50″W / 37.24497°N 85.36394°W / 37.24497; -85.36394 Result Union victory
Belligerents
Confederate States of America	United States of America
Commanders and leaders
John Hunt Morgan	Orlando H. Moore
Strength
800-1000 cavalry[1] 4 Artillery pieces	5 companies of the 25th Michigan Infantry (approx. 200 men)
Casualties and losses
35 killed 45 wounded	6 killed 23 wounded
Battle of Tebbs Bend
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
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Nearest city	Campbellsville, Kentucky
Area	376 acres (152 ha)
Built	1863
NRHP reference No.	99000900[2]
Added to NRHP	July 28, 1999

The Battle of Tebbs Bend (or Tebb's Bend or Green River Bridge) was fought on July 4, 1863, near the Green River in Taylor County, Kentucky during Morgan's Raid in the American Civil War. Despite being badly outnumbered, elements of the Union Army thwarted repeated attacks by Confederate Brig. Gen. John Hunt Morgan's dismounted cavalry.