Battle of Iuka
- When
- 19 September 1862
- Where
- Iuka, Mississippi
Union forces under Rosecrans defeated Price's Confederates at Iuka, Mississippi, on September 19, 1862, in the opening battle of the Iuka-Corinth Campaign.
The battle was fought on September 19, 1862, in Iuka, Mississippi. Rosecrans, commanding the Right Wing of two divisions, received direction from Grant in the Iuka-Corinth campaign. Price, a senior Confederate officer commissioned a Major-General in March 1862, commanded the opposing force. Sources identify Rosecrans as the victor. The site was open forest and cleared farm land in 1862. Contested outcomes on parts of the field and the missed flanking column are not detailed in the supplied passages.
Sources
- Battle of Iuka Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-04
- William Rosecrans Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-03
- Sterling Price Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-07
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