Battle of Collierville
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Collierville's location on the Memphis and Charleston Railroad made it strategically important throughout the Civil War. Frequently occupied by Union forces, the town found itself in the gun sights of Confederate cavalrymen intent on severing Federal lin
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Chalmers's Collierville Raid
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Confederate History of Memphis
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