Battle of Paducah

Battle of Paducah
Part of the American Civil War
DateMarch 25, 1864 (1864-03-25)
Location
Result Confederate victory
Belligerents
United States United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
Stephen G. Hicks
James Shirk
Nathan Bedford Forrest
Units involved
Forrest's Cavalry Department
Strength
650 men
2 gunboats
3,000
Casualties and losses
90 50

The Battle of Paducah was fought on March 25, 1864, during the American Civil War. A Confederate cavalry force led by Maj. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest moved into Tennessee and Kentucky to capture Union supplies. Tennessee had been occupied by Union troops since 1862. He launched a successful raid on Paducah, Kentucky, on the Ohio River.