Battle of Coffeeville

Battle of Coffeeville
Part of the American Civil War

Battle of Coffeeville Monument, Mobile National Cemetery, Mobile, Alabama
DateDecember 5, 1862 (1862-12-05)
Location
Near Coffeeville, Yalobusha County, Mississippi.
Result Confederate victory
Belligerents
 United States  Confederate States
Commanders and leaders
United States T. Lyle Dickey Confederate States of America Mansfield Lovell[1]
Confederate States of America Lloyd Tilghman[2]
Units involved
Cavalry, Army of the Tennessee 1st Corps, Army of West Tennessee
Strength
1,500[1]-3,500[2]
2 artillery pieces		 1,300[2]-2,500[1]
6 artillery pieces
Casualties and losses
10[1]-34[2] killed
54[3]-234[2] wounded
43 captured[1]		 7 killed
43 wounded
10 missing[2]

The Battle of Coffeeville, fought December 5, 1862, was a military engagement of the American Civil War fought near Coffeeville, Mississippi.

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  2. ^ a b c d e f Van Dorn, Earl (1863). Reports of Battles Embracing the Defence of Vicksburg. Richmond, VA: Bailey & co. pp. 103–109.
  3. ^ Churchill, Samuel J. (1901). Genealogy and Biography of the Connecticut Branch of the Churchill Family in America. Lawrence, KS: Journal Publishing. pp. 71–77.