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"Rails flew left and right... it was real funny to see them get away from the falling limbs... two men were lying nearby, one with his head shot off."
-- Private Carrington, 11th Illinois Infantry, Battle of Riggins Hill
a failed attack on Dover. In September, Colonel William Lowe's 5th Iowa Cavalry marched on Clarksville with the remains of the 71st Ohio, the 11th Illinois and 13th Wisconsin Infantry and four pieces of Illinois artillery. At Riggins Hill in Woodlawn, reinforced by armed townspeople, Woodward made his stand. His line was shelled until his troops broke and ran towards town. Lowe pursued and forces Clarksville's surrender. Woodward surrendered. After robbing the town and taking supplies, Lowe's men returned to Dover.
Colonel William Lowe, a veteran of the elite 2nd US Calvary, served in the Civil War in Tennessee, commanding mounted troops. |