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The Battle of Thompson 's Station was a battle of the American Civil War , occurring on March 5 , 1863 in Williamson County , Tennessee .. American Civil War. American Civil War. In a period of relative inactivity following the Battle of Stones River , a reinforced Union infantry brigade , under Col. John Coburn , left Franklin to reconnoiter south toward Columbia .. Union. Union Army. John Coburn. John Coburn ( politician ). Battle of Stones River. Battle of Stones River. Franklin. Franklin, Tennessee. Columbia. Columbia, Tennessee. Four miles from Spring Hill , Coburn attacked with his right wing , a Confederate Army force composed of two regiments ; he was repelled .. Confederate. Confederate States of America. Spring Hill. Spring Hill, Tennessee. Confederate Army. Confederate Army. Then , Maj. Gen. Earl Van Dorn seized the initiative .. Earl Van Dorn. Earl Van Dorn. Brig. Gen. W.H. `` Red '' Jackson 's dismounted 2nd Division made a frontal attack , while Brig. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest 's division swept around Coburn 's left flank , and into his rear .. Nathan Bedford Forrest. Nathan Bedford Forrest. After three attempts , characterized by hard fighting , Jackson carried the Union hilltop position as Forrest captured Coburn 's wagon train and blocked the road to Nashville in his rear .. Union. Union Army. Out of ammunition and surrounded , Coburn surrendered , along with all but two of his field officers .. Union influence in Middle Tennessee subsided for a while .. Union. Union Army. Middle Tennessee. Middle Tennessee. Van Dorn and Forrest received help with their victory from an unlikely participant .. Miss Alice Thompson , age 17 at the time , was visiting the residence of Lieutenant Banks .. The Third Arkansas Cavalry regiment was advancing through the yard , lost their Colonel -LRB- Samuel G. Earle -RRB- , their color bearer and the regiment was thrown into disorder .. Miss Alice Thompson rushed out , raised the flag and led the regiment to victory .. The enemy lauded her action .