Battle of Brice’s Cross Roads

Dates:

June 10, 1864

Other Names:

Tishomingo Creek

Location:

Brice’s Cross Roads, Mississippi

Key Individuals Involved in the Battle of Brice’s Cross Roads:

Union: Brigadier General Samuel D. Sturgis
Confederate: Major General Nathan Bedford Forrest

Outcome:

Confederate Victory. 3,105 casualties of which 2,610were Union soldiers.

Overview of the Battle :

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.
Source: CWSAC Battle Summaries