Battle of Brice's Cross Roads

For the battlefield, see Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site.

Battle of Brice's Cross Roads
Part of the American Civil War

The Battle of Brice's Cross Roads, June 10, 1864
DateJune 10, 1864
Location
Near Baldwyn, Mississippi
34°30′22.0″N 88°43′44.0″W / 34.506111°N 88.728889°W / 34.506111; -88.728889
Result Confederate victory
Belligerents
 Confederate States  United States (Union)
Commanders and leaders
Confederate States of America Nathan B. Forrest United States Samuel D. Sturgis
Strength
3,500 cavalry 4,800 infantry
3,300 cavalry
22 guns
Casualties and losses
96 killed
396 wounded		 223 killed
394 wounded
1,632 missing/captured
16 guns[1]
[2][3]
Brice's Cross Roads is located in Mississippi
Brice's Cross Roads
Brice's Cross Roads
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Location in Mississippi

The Battle of Brice's Cross Roads, also known as the Battle of Tishomingo Creek or the Battle of Guntown, was fought on Friday, June 10, 1864, near Baldwyn, Mississippi, then part of the Confederate States of America. A Federal expedition from Memphis, Tennessee, of 4,800 infantry and 3,300 cavalry, under the command of Brigadier-General Samuel D. Sturgis, was defeated by a Confederate force of 3,500 cavalry under the command of Major-General Nathan B. Forrest.[2] The battle was a victory for the Confederates. Forrest inflicted heavy casualties on the Federal force and captured more than 1,600 prisoners of war, 18 artillery pieces, and wagons loaded with supplies. Once Sturgis reached Memphis, he asked to be relieved of his command.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Brice's Cross Roads".
  2. ^ a b —— & Hooker, Col. Charles E. (1899). Evans, [Brig.] Gen. Clement A. (ed.). Confederate Military History. Vol. VII: Alabama and Mississippi. Atlanta, Ga.: Confederate Publishing Company. pp. 195–199. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  3. ^ a b Andrews, C. C., ed. (1891). Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars, 1861–1865. St. Paul, Minn.: Pioneer Press. pp. 420–426. LCCN 02014556. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  4. ^ Wynne, Ben (2006). Mississippi's Civil War: A Narrative History (1st ed.). Macon, Georgia: Mercer University Press. pp. 158–161. ISBN 978-0-88146-039-1.