Battle of Brice's Crossroads

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Battle Dates:

06/10/1864 - 06/10/1864

Other Names:

Tishomingo Creek

Campaign:

Forrest's Defense of Mississippi

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CWSAC Priority Level:

Priority I, Class B

Approximate Location

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251 Mississippi 370, Baldwyn, MS 38824, USA

Details:

Principal Commanders: Brig. Gen. Samuel D. Sturgis [US]; Maj. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest [CS]

Forces Engaged: Three-brigade division of infantry and a division of cavalry (about 8,500 ) [US]; cavalry corps [CS]

Estimated Casualties: 3,105 total (US 2,610; CS 495)

Description: At the beginning of June 1864, Maj. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest set out with his cavalry corps of about 2,000 men to enter Middle Tennessee and destroy the Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad, which was carrying men and supplies to Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman in Georgia. On June 10, 1864, Forrest’s smaller Confederate force defeated a much larger Union column under Brig. Gen. Samuel Sturgis at Brice's Cross Roads. This brilliant tactical victory against long odds cemented Forrest’s reputation as one of the foremost mounted infantry leaders of the war.

Result(s): Confederate victory

National Park Website: Brices Cross Roads

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