Fields of corn growing here between the lines during the war (the site now underwater) were a temptation for hungry soldiers on both sides - especially the starving Confederates. On Dec. 24, 1863, Union cavalry was dispatched to clear out Confederate foragers here. In a running battle beginning near here, arriving Confederates pushed the Federals back.
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