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