Battle of Brown's Ferry

Battle of Brown's Ferry
Part of the American Civil War
Wauhatchie battlefield with location of Brown's Ferry in top right
Date October 27, 1863 Location Hamilton County, Tennessee Result Union victory
Belligerents
United States (Union)	CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
William F. Smith	Evander M. Law William C. Oates
Strength
1st Brigade 3rd Division, IV Corps 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, XIV Corps Engineer Brigade, Dept. of the Cumberland	Law's Brigade, Longstreet's Corps
Casualties and losses
38 (7 KIA, 28 WIA, 3 MIA/POW)	21 (5 KIA, 12 WIA, 4 MIA/POW)

The Battle of Brown's Ferry was an engagement of the American Civil War which took place on October 27, 1863, in Hamilton County, Tennessee.^[1] During the battle, two Union brigades drove Confederate sharpshooters from the Tennessee River, which allowed supplies to start arriving to the Union army at Chattanooga. Although a minor engagement, the battle proved to have significant results in paving the way for the Union victory at Chattanooga a month later.^[2]