TUNNEL HILL, GA
\tˈʌnə͡l hˈɪl], \tˈʌnəl hˈɪl], \t_ˈʌ_n_əl h_ˈɪ_l]\
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Scene of sharp skirmishing, February 23 and 25, 1864, between Federal and Confederate troops of Grant's and J. E. Johnston's armies, and commanded respectively by Palmer, and Stewart and Anderson. The Confederates were on their way to reinforce Polk's army in Mississippi, and Grant sent Palmer to intercept them. There was no decisive victory for either side, for Palmer, hearing of Johnston's advance, fell back.
By John Franklin Jameson
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