Union Forces Commanded by: Col. Albert S. Hall
Confederate Forces Commanded by: Brig. General John Hunt Morgan
**Missing and Captured Conclusion: Union Victory | ![]() |
BATTLE SUMMARY
During the inactivity following the Battle of Stones River, a Union brigade-sized reconnaissance force, under Col. Albert S. Hall, left Murfreesboro on March 18. Circling to the northeast, Hall encountered Brig. Gen. John Hunt Morgan's cavalry command which caused him to fall back to a position east of Milton.