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Grierson's Raid
Part of the American Civil War
Col. Benjamin Grierson leading his 6th Illinois Cavalry
Date April 17, 1863 (1863-04-17) – May 2, 1863 (1863-05-02) Location Start: La Grange, Tennessee End: Baton Rouge, Louisiana Result Union victory
Belligerents
United States (Union)	CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
Benjamin H. Grierson	W. Wirt Adams Robert V. Richardson and others
Strength
3 regiments	unknown

Grierson's Raid was a Union cavalry raid during the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. It ran from April 17 to May 2, 1863, as a diversion from Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's main attack plan on Vicksburg, Mississippi.^[1][2]