Battle of Parker's Cross Roads

Battle of Parker's Cross Roads
Part of American Civil War

A replica cannon on the site of the battle.
DateDecember 31, 1862 (1862-12-31)
Location
Result Disputed
Belligerents
 USA (Unionists)  CSA (Confederates)
Commanders and leaders
Jeremiah C. Sullivan Nathan Bedford Forrest
Units involved
50th Indiana Infantry Regiment
122nd Illinois Infantry Regiment
18th Illinois Mounted Infantry Regiment
39th Iowa Infantry Regiment
7th Wisconsin Artillery Battery
27th Ohio Infantry Regiment
39th Ohio Infantry Regiment
63rd Ohio Infantry Regiment
8th Tennessee Cavalry
4th Alabama Cavalry
19th Tennessee Cavalry
Napier's Cavalry Battalion
Kentucky Battalion
4th Tennessee Cavalry
2nd Battalion Tennessee Cavalry
Freeman's Battery
Morton's Battery
Strength
3,000 1,800
Casualties and losses
237 500

The Battle of Parker's Cross Roads was fought on December 31, 1862, in Henderson County, Tennessee, during the American Civil War.