Battle of Brice's Crossroads

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The Battle of Brice's Crossroads was a notable 1864 American Civil War engagement in Mississippi in which Confederate cavalry under Nathan Bedford Forrest achieved a decisive victory over a larger Union force.

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instanceOf American Civil War battle
battle
alsoKnownAs Battle of Tishomingo Creek
Brice's Cross Roads
belligerent Confederate States of America
United States
belligerentSide Confederate
Union
campaign Forrest's 1864 cavalry operations
commander Nathan Bedford Forrest
Samuel D. Sturgis
commandingOfficerConfederate Nathan Bedford Forrest
commandingOfficerUnion Samuel D. Sturgis
confederateCasualtiesApprox around 500
confederateStrengthApprox about 3,500 men
conflict American Civil War
country United States
county Prentiss County, Mississippi
date 1864-06-10
followedBy Battle of Tupelo
forceTypeConfederate cavalry
forceTypeUnion artillery
cavalry
infantry
locationDetail Tishomingo Creek
near Baldwyn, Mississippi
memorial Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site
notableFeature Confederate victory over a numerically superior Union force
use of aggressive cavalry tactics by Nathan Bedford Forrest
objectiveConfederate to disrupt Union supply and communications in northern Mississippi and Tennessee
objectiveUnion to neutralize Nathan Bedford Forrest's cavalry
partOf Forrest's June 1864 raid into Tennessee and Mississippi
place Mississippi
precededBy Red River Campaign
linked to: Red River campaign
preservedAs Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site
result Confederate victory
strategicImpact delayed Union operations in the Western Theater
forced Union command to divert troops to counter Forrest
tacticalOutcome decisive Confederate tactical victory
theater Western Theater of the American Civil War
unionCasualtiesApprox about 2,600
over 2,000
unionGunsLost 14
unionPrisonersTakenApprox about 1,600
unionStrengthApprox about 8,000–8,500 men
about 8,500 men
unionWagonsLostApprox 176
year 1864

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Nathan Bedford Forrest participatedIn Battle of Brice's Crossroads
Forrest's Cavalry Corps engagement Battle of Brice's Cross Roads
linked to: Battle of Brice's Crossroads