Battle of Brice's Crossroads (1864)

On June 10, 1864, Confederate forces under Major General Nathan Bedford Forrest defeated a larger Union force commanded by Brigadier General Samuel D. Sturgis at Brice's Crossroads in Mississippi. This engagement, also known as the Battle of Tishomingo Creek or Guntown, occurred near Baldwyn during the American Civil War.

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Background. Throughout the spring of 1864, Confederate cavalry forces based in Mississippi and led by General Nathan Bedford Forrest launched successful attacks throughout Tennessee, Mississippi, and even as far as Kentucky. In June 1864, Forrest routed a Union force commanded by Samuel D. Sturgis at the Battle of Brice's Crossroads in Mississippi.

Engagement. The Battle of Brice's Cross Roads, fought on Friday, June 10, 1864, near Baldwyn, Mississippi, involved a Confederate force of 3,500 cavalry under Major-General Nathan B. Forrest clashing with 8,500 men commanded by Union Army Brigadier General Samuel D. Sturgis. This was Forrest's most decisive victory, resulting in Sturgis being defeated.

Aftermath. Following the defeat at Brice's Crossroads, Sturgis was brevetted brigadier general and major general, Regular Army, in March 1865 and mustered out of the volunteer service in August. Forrest, meanwhile, experienced a tactical defeat at the Battle of Tupelo in 1864 while serving under General Stephen D. Lee, though he led other raids that summer and fall.

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